Stranger To Stranger

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AlbumJun 03 / 201611 songs, 37m 16s98%
Art Pop Singer-Songwriter
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7.2 / 10

Stranger to Stranger is arguably the best album of Paul Simon's uneven post-Graceland solo career. His reliably melodic songwriting is buoyed by his most adventurous arrangements in years.

7.2 / 10

Stranger to Stranger is arguably the best album of Paul Simon's uneven post-Graceland solo career. His reliably melodic songwriting is buoyed by his most adventurous arrangements in years.

8 / 10

It’s easy to overlook Paul Simon's densely-nuanced, virtuosic arrangements when so much of this album is just the fattest organic beats you’ve ever heard in your life.

8 / 10

It’s easy to overlook Paul Simon's densely-nuanced, virtuosic arrangements when so much of this album is just the fattest organic beats you’ve ever heard in your life.

8.9 / 10

Paul Simon’s 13th studio album announces itself with a breezy tropical beat and the air of a master messing about, but it’s possibly his most relevant work since Graceland.

8.9 / 10

Paul Simon’s 13th studio album announces itself with a breezy tropical beat and the air of a master messing about, but it’s possibly his most relevant work since Graceland.

Check out our album review of Artist's Stranger to Stranger on Rolling Stone.com.

Check out our album review of Artist's Stranger to Stranger on Rolling Stone.com.

Few songwriters can juggle seriousness and whimsy as adeptly as Paul Simon

Few songwriters can juggle seriousness and whimsy as adeptly as Paul Simon

7 / 10

2011’s ‘So Beautiful Or So What’ proved to be an impressive and rewarding comeback for the mercurial singer songwriter. Paul

7 / 10

2011’s ‘So Beautiful Or So What’ proved to be an impressive and rewarding comeback for the mercurial singer songwriter. Paul

The former folk hero continues his sophisticated combination of sonic adventure and witty wordplay

The former folk hero continues his sophisticated combination of sonic adventure and witty wordplay

8 / 10

Photo: Myrna.

8 / 10

Photo: Myrna.

4.5 / 5

Paul Simon - Stranger to Stranger review: His best since Graceland

4.5 / 5

Paul Simon - Stranger to Stranger review: His best since Graceland

Still making fresh musical discoveries after 50 years in the business. Album review by Adam Sweeting

Still making fresh musical discoveries after 50 years in the business. Album review by Adam Sweeting

9 / 10

9 / 10