A beautiful time

"Appropriately for an album fixated on mortality, Nelson embraces his diminished vocal range, letting his breathiness convey bittersweet sentiment along with dry wit. His dusty singing is countered by his robust guitar, his fleet, melodic solos lending a sense of earthy grace to the barroom shuffles and waltzes. Nelson's guitar and voice have intertwined and complemented each other throughout his career yet it's still a marvel to hear him find sustenance and surprises within his music, and that's what makes A Beautiful Time so rewarding: it's no small achievement that Willie Nelson is still deepening his artistry at the age of 89".

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"Hos Nelson er der ingen spekulative krumspring. Bare følsom countrymagi med sukkende mundharmonika, kattepotebløde guitarklange og et slowmotion-groove ... I det nye materiale er der også uanstrengt storhed over den melankolske 'I'll Love You Till the Day I Die'. En sang om vemod, fortrydelse og taknemmelighed ved livsrejsens afslutning".

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"Country royal grows ever more luminous with age: Released to coincide with his 89th birthday, the thoughtful 'Beautiful Time' finds Nelson in remarkable voice, giving thanks for a life well lived over songs that feel wise and wily without being overly sentimental".