Under the midnight sun
The Cult
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AllMusic
2022
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine
2022
"This, Little Big Town's tenth proper studio album, is filled with sweetness, hope, and light, a record built for comfort, not speed. Consider the overwhelming sweetness as the band's way of processing the upheaval generated by the COVID-19 pandemic ... Mr. Sun really springs to life when there's a slight spring in the group's step. The opener "All Summer" is candied perfection, a 1970s soft-rock melody given a spiffy reupholstering," "Heaven Had a Dance Floor" is a new wave spin on adult contemporary new wave, "Gold" is a bright rewrite of Maren Morris' "Rich," "Song Back" is a bright, pulsating number for a mature dance floor, while "Whiskey Colored Eyes" provides an ideal soundtrack for a sepia-toned sunset. These are the songs that give Mr. Sun its pulse and help keep things humming on this amiable affair".
Rolling stone
d. 16. sep. 2022
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Jon Freeman
d. 16. sep. 2022
"The hitmaking country group's latest is smooth and sweet, with just the right undercurrent of sadness: Though vocal groups are a longstanding tradition in country music, the quartet Little Big Town have been compared to Fleetwood Mac just as often as they've been compared to the Oak Ridge Boys. That's due in part to their mix of male and female voices, as well as the way they've largely favored folk-rock arrangements over honky-tonk and country shuffles. On their 10th studio album Mr. Sun, the group (...) lean fully into the softer side of Seventies pop, from Fleetwood Mac to ABBA, with a sizable dose of breezy yacht rock thrown in as well. It's a great fit for them - pillowy harmonies and major-7th chords abound, adding a dreamy feel to songs like "All Summer," which has the rosé-buzzed feeling that's just begging for a tropical house remix at some point".