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90
King Tuff takes a left turn from his garage roots into a pastoral psych-folk blend that sweeps and glides in perfect hues, capturing something we have lost.
2mo
90
There’s still quite a bit of guitar wizardry going on, but it kind of takes a back seat in the mix, leaving you to really focus on the lyrics and Thomas’ calming voice.
2mo
90
Aided by Ashworth's sure hand, the new leaf Thomas turns over here means that Smalltown Stardust is just as good a mellow, meaningful King Tuff album as Was Dead is a rollicking, down and dirty rock record.
2mo
80
Thomas transcends references, transmitting purest joy in nature which cannot fail to make the listener's heart sing.
2mo
80
Dreamy sixth album from Vermont's Kyle Thomas.
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1mo
79
New sounds and fresh takes create an interesting change from the past as the regal one thinks about who he was and who he is now.
2mo
70
It's partly a homage to his small hometown in Vermont and as such leans into dreamy, folk-ish rock and pastoral psychedelia, without abandoning his groovy playfulness.
3mo
70
Steeped in the warm, psychedelic pop-rock of the 1970s, the new record from erstwhile garage rocker Kyle Thomas is a gold-toned nostalgia voyage that’s never entirely familiar.
1mo
One Sentence Wrap-Up #4:
'Smalltown Stardust' is a quaint indie pop record about the planet and nature, in a similar vein to some of the milder work from KGLW.
Beatles meets Psychedelic Folk, hell yes. This whole work is absolutely mesmerising and I'm left with a beaming smile. The vocal is produced in such a way that tickles the recesses of my brain, it's so wonderfully created. The album cover is the right amount of psychedelic too which just adds to it. Firmly one of the best Psych releases I've listened to and it's not even that eccentric, it's just beautiful.
I am indifferent on this album. This folky, psychedelic rock album is solid but sometimes the vocals throw me off and doesn't really keep me hooked. There was some nice instrumentation on this album and a couple nice vocal performances on this album but nothing was AMAZING on this one.
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Track List
| 1 | Love Letters To Plants 2:44 | 74 |
| 2 | How I Love 4:48 | 74 |
| 3 | A Meditation 0:51 | 59 |
| 4 | Portrait Of God 3:39 | 68 |
| 5 | Smalltown Stardust 3:08 | 70 |
| 6 | Pebbles In A Stream 3:54 | 70 |
| 7 | Tell Me 3:21 | 68 |
| 8 | Rock River 3:26 | 65 |
| 9 | The Bandits Of Blue Sky 3:45 | 70 |
| 10 | Always Find Me 3:58 | 72 |
| 11 | The Wheel 4:44 | 72 |
Total Length: 38 minutes
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Added on: October 26, 2022