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Drill a Hole in That Substrate and Tell Me What You See

by Jim White

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Overall Rating: 2.6692 Drill a Hole in That Substrate and Tell Me What You See is ranked overall as 2.6692 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.0063 Drill a Hole in That Substrate and Tell Me What You See has an avg. critic score of 3.0063 out of 4 stars

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Entertainment Weekly

White conjures lost souls drifting through a mythical nation of pawnshops and cheap motels, his voice a sensual whisper over their rattling bones

PopMatters

White seems to have turned a corner, taking his songs to places they haven't gone before. ...more

All Music Guide

The thick veil of gloss that co-producers Joe Henry and Tucker Martine use to coat each of the 11 hypnotic tracks is entirely transparent, resulting in a glass-bottom boat ride that's both cathartic and uncomfortably voyeuristic. ...more

Stylus Magazine

A retreat from overt tale-telling makes these songs less immediate and localized but potentially more personal, both for Jim and his listeners, as he strips away the surreality and specificity and renders his murky ruminations more universally resonant. ...more

Rolling Stone

Pensacola, Florida, oddball Jim White covers much the same ground onDrill a Hole in That Substrate and Tell Me What You Seethat he did with his first two albums, but it's a testament to his mastery of Southern-gothic atmosphere that his banjo, melodica ...more

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The Guardian

Terms like "alt.country" are far too prosaic to contain music which might equally be called post-bebop, spook-folk or ghoulish horror soundtrack....read the complete review at The Guardian

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Pitch Fork Media

Archer Street in Chicago was once a short leg of US Rte 66, the near-mythical highway that once connected the Second City with Los Angeles, whose sprawl at the time of the highway's establishment was just an abbreviated teaser for the megalopolis...read the complete review at Pitch Fork Media

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Under The Radar

Isn't intense enough to demand listener attention, isn't wandering enough to be hypnotic, and isn't melodic enough to be...read the complete review at Under The Radar

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The A.V. Club

Jim White has been a Pentecostal churchgoer, a surfer, and a fashion model. Lately, he's mostly been a musician, and the profession suits him well, particularly since it allows him to combine some of those past vocations. White makes music seeped in the...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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