Soul Journey is the fourth release from Nashville's endearing stepdaughter Gillian Welch. On what she calls her "sunniest record to date," Welch -- once again collaborating with her partner and fellow Berklee alum David Rawlings -- presents ...more
All Music Guide
Aside from a handful of real solid honest-to-gosh gems, the whole album feels a little too casual and off-the-cuff to stand on equal footing with her other recordings. ...more
Rolling Stone
Roots-music disciple Gillian Welch never met a languid, Spartan arrangement she couldn't sidle up to and charm. OnSoul Journey, though, her slow, earnest songs (co-written with longtime collaborator David Rawlings) don't have the texture of those ...more
Junkmedia
There is a shortage of pathos, and relatively little ventured musically and lyrically from a songwriting team responsible for some of the most tortured, searching music of recent years. ...more
Rolling Stone
Her slow, earnest songs... don't have the texture of those from her three previous albums. ...more
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