Pitchforkd. 25. Aug. 2021ByByStephen M. Deusnerd. 25. Aug. 2021"On his expertly written 10th album, the Texas storyteller delivers some of his most intense and humane work".Read review
AllMusic2021ByByMark Deming2021" McMurtry's songs deal with the stuff of adult lives and the disillusionment of the real world, but he doesn't write or sing in a way that makes them sound stodgy. His work is full of the messy energy and surprising turns of a life lived hard, and on The Horses and the Hounds, the music speaks as vividly as his excellent songs. Not many artists pushing 60 get to deliver as satisfying a breakthrough as this one".Read review