The approach Welch and partner David Rawlings bring to the material feels crafted for private enjoyment rather than public consumption, and the end result is not only Welch's most personal work to date but one of her most emotionally satisfying as well. ...more
E! Online
Fans and Luddites will find much to treasure when dropping this platter on the Victrola. ...more
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Soul Journey finds her and collaborator David Rawlings making subtly searing front-porch folk-country, often sparing the embellishments for songs that are by turns raw, spare, direct, and achingly pretty. ...more
Amazon.com
Finds Welch showing more warmth, ease, and openness as both singer and songwriter. ...more
Delusions of Adequacy
Soul Journey takes off in more than one new direction. ...more
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Pitch Fork Media
A Corky Linklater Film SETTING: The Lactating Orchid, an independent business establishment ASH: Feminist bookstores creep me out. I sometimes worry that I'll get an inrection. REESE: Being here shouldn't unnerve you any more than I'm freaked out ...more
Pitchfork
Soft, warm, but still interestingly distant. ...more
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