The great beauty of the record, though, is how repeated listenings peel back once-unheard layers, how Phillips voice develops a deeper resonance with each spin, and how the deceptive simplicity of the recording gradually fades to reveal carefully ...more
All Music Guide
What sounded austere on Fan Dance sounds simple on A Boot and a Shoe, and it's the differing inferences of those two adjectives that makes all the difference. ...more
Los Angeles Times
With deft, powerful strokes, the singer-songwriter chisels emotions, impressions, yearnings and regrets, giving these 13 songs exactly as much room as they need and no more. ...more
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