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North

by Elvis Costello

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of 455,735

9,567
2000's

of 254,866

1,793
2003

of 34,566

264

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Overall Rating: 2.6140 North is ranked overall as 2.6140 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.6168 North has an avg. critic score of 2.6168 out of 4 stars

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Entertainment Weekly

Feels like a mash note to autumnal Manhattan

Entertainment Weekly

Doing the math on Elvis Costello yields some remarkable figures: More than a quarter century and hundreds of compositions into his catalog, you can count the sweet, unbarbed, unremittingly positive love songs he's written on one hand and still have a ...more

All Music Guide

Unlike The Juliet Letters, North never feels like an exercise, nor does it feel like Costello has something to prove. ...more

Rolling Stone

North exudes a consistent, subdued beauty that, at times, is almost too delicate to make a true impression. ...more

Yahoo! Music

It began with 1982's Imperial Bedroom . The album featured a newly reflective and ever poignant Elvis , not the sarcastic new waver known for such lines as, "six little Hitlers will fight it out until one little Hitler does the other one's will. ...more

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Supposedly written under the guise that most love songs are written about relationships that eventually head south, Costello has thus turned things around and opted for the opposite destination. The album begins with Elvis alone in the dark, and...read the complete review at Filter

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Junkmedia

An interesting, if flawed work....read the complete review at Junkmedia

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Arid and...read the complete review at Uncut

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The A.V. Club

For at least a decade, Elvis Costello fans have been divided into two camps: those who showed up for the straightforward rock and pop albums, and those who followed him down every artistic side street he chose to explore. A strong case can be made for...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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