This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)

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AlbumMar 22 / 20198 songs, 45m 33s93%
Indietronica Art Pop
Popular Highly Rated

With ’This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)’ Lambchop continue to establish themselves as forerunners and innovators of what was once called Alt Country. Their sound has morphed to encompass multiple genres, blending folk songwriting with the tones of urban soul. Following on from the pioneering sounds of ‘Flotus' (2017), ’This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)’ showcases Lambchop at a new peak in their career, whilst still retaining the ingredients of their classic albums. ’This’ is brimming with ideas, songs and hooks. A huge influence on the new direction is Matthew McCaughan (of Bon Iver and Hiss Golden Messenger), who produced and co-wrote large parts of the album with Kurt Wagner (Lambchop frontman) over a period of two years.

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Kurt Wagner uses restraint with a masterful touch on his latest record, applying a light vocodor touch to his voice to illuminate the intimacy of his understated songwriting.

8 / 10

The warm, wise and profoundly strange This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You) is fit to bridge even the deepest of division

The time has come to stop calling Lambchop "Nashville's most f*cked-up country band."

8 / 10

Consistent Nashville-based folk-rock band — and best-of list fixture for over a decade — Lambchop slim down their lineup from 12 or so membe...

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Lambchop, the Nashville alt-country/cabaret/masculine-zen band led by frontman Kurt Wagner, have released 14 albums, including their latest, This (is what I wanted to tell you), each of which utilizes Wagner's signature baritone vocal delivery as a sort o

Modern trappings do little to obscure the fact that frontman Kurt Wagner feels more out of time than ever.

8 / 10

Lambchop's new album This (is what I wanted to tell you) is a grave lounge album.

A lesson in how to keep moving forward, Kurt Wagner keeps experimenting with his ability to see beauty in everything, every day

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Album Reviews: Lambchop - This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)

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