ALL AMERICAN MADE
| Margo Price
ALL AMERICAN MADE
All American Made is the second studio album by American countrymusician Margo Price. The album was released on October 20, 2017, by Third Man Records. In November 2017, the album debuted at number 89 on the Billboard 200. -wikipedia
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Pitchfork
2017 - Her second album, All American Made, plays out like a realist, modern Western film, offering a stark survey of a country whose “cowboys” are city-dwelling music industry vampires; whose farms are bankrupt and acquired by corporate overlords; whose citizens are treated like dirt because of their gender.
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Rolling Stone
evolves into one of the most political country records in years, a declarative honky-tonk manifesto of small-town farmer populism and working-class feminism
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The Guardian
Drink, depression and pedal steel all make their presence felt on the Nashville singer’s wry and charming second set
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Pop Matters
2017 - All-American Made improves and solidifies Margo Price's place as one of the most talented country artists around today with vividly personal story-telling, a little old-school spunk, and insightful social and political awareness to boot.
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Paste Magazine
2018 - It’s an ode to the small town ... Not making any argument about which of the people shown are better or more correct, Price instead showcases their common ground through struggle and real human stories.
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Slant Magazine
2017 - a testament to singer-songwriter Margo Price’s fiery independent streak
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NPR
2017 - But Price's gift for earnest songwriting makes her more provocative political numbers feel grave and urgent.
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All Music
Despite some deservedly hard edges, it's this vision of an open-hearted, open-bordered U.S.A. that gives All American Made its lasting power.
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USA Today
2017 - Her reflections are nearly as bleak throughout the rest of album. Yet by caressing them sweetly she makes them hit harder still.
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Under the Radar
2017 - Price sings with the confidence of a seasoned veteran. ... Country music, and America in general, needs more voices like her.
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Lula 1892
2018 - You can feel her frustration in her music, and it’s empowering to hear as a listener.
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Northern transmissions
2018 - Her hilarious lyrics full of juxtaposed ideas makes the more predictable instrumentation work as a sturdy backdrop.
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Entertainment Focus
2018 - Lyrically she’s in a league of her own, really embracing the heart of Country music. All American Made widens the lens past the self-reflecting stories of Midwest Farmer’s Daughter
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AXS
2017 - Even when the album does turn introspective, Price finds a way to make it fun.
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Post to Wire
2018 - Price’s greatest success is that she digs into a number of corners of country music without ever diluting the authenticity of her music. ... All American Made is classic Americana in its stylistically polymorphous approach and its unassuming honesty.
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Newsday
2017 - one of the most ambitious and fully realized country visions in years
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Financial Times
2017 - Accomplished musicianship, sharp song-writing and Price’s expressive voice ensure that All American Made upholds Nashville’s best values.
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AP News
2017 - The first-rate songwriting, mostly in collaboration with husband Jeremy Ivey, and the great performances on “All American Made” can help Price break even further through any barriers — real or artificial.
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Washington Times
2017 - Margo Price extends her deep country roots in new directions on “All American Made,” her sophomore album which adds tads of Memphis soul and dabs of gospel and even reggae to her solid East Nashville foundations.
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Mojo
2017 - RECORDED AT SAM PHILLIPS’ AT establishment in Memphis with an ample cast that comes on like a latter-day Nashville A-Team, All American Made oozes class and pedigree.
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Spectrum Culture
2017 - She’s finding ways to play with her country sound without losing her roots, and she retains her personal openness while further exploring her cultural concerns. That vision builds to a fully developed statement on All American Made and secures Price’s position as an important contemporary songwriter.
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The Times
2017 -Not just a great new country star, but one of its boldest voices, Margo Price sings songs with an ornery rebelliousness running through them
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Thank Folk For that
2017 - Overall, this is a wonderful album. Margo has a beautiful voice and knows how to deliver a message through song and an album soaked in Country.
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Diandra Reiews It All
2017 - American Made is country-rock at its best. You can run through the gravel and grains of its acoustic and verses, but, more importantly, you relish Price’s voice.
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The Student Playlist
2017 - This album is a well-written continuation of country’s honky-tonk philosophy that adds in a few aural surprises for good measure.
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Highway Queens
This album is a powerful personal and social statement but it doesn’t attempt to tell people what to think or who to vote for, instead it’s a subtle exploration of what it means to be ‘All American Made’.
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The Young Folks
2017 - These musical touches, they’re all so… perfect. So perfect I could scream. I like my music a little rougher around the edges usually, but I am always willing to make exceptions ...
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WIUX
2017 - Price finds a perfect balance for her music on this album, helping it be an intensely serious statement but remaining an easily listenable that you can jam to and not be completely beaten down by.
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The Ringer
2017 - But when Price turns on the fire hose, as on the booming climax of “A Little Pain,” look out. ... one of the best albums of the year
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Bernard Zuel
2017 - What a pleasing, sticking-fast, and, yes, smart, record this is.
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Belles & Gals
2017 - Margo Price has an ability to create a classic country sound, which while giving nods to the past, also shows exactly what country music can become in 2017. It’s gritty. It’s authentic. It’s stunning.
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The Badger Herald
2017 - the tracks that shine through will stick with you long after you put this record down
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Your Life in a Song
2017 - This is a big record that does not so much explore, but confronts some serious and sensitive issues. Margo Price shows honesty and though there’s a lot of pessimism, she shows that facing problems head on as she has, is the only way. ... This is a powerful album that confirms Margo Price’s place among the best of contemporary roots music.
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Cryptic Rock
2017 - Through it all, Price is brutally honest, topical, and refreshing. ... For her sincerity and the courage to break the traditional Nashville mold, not to mention her unique vocal style and stellar songwriting,
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No Depression
2017 - It’s gratifying to hear a country artist use her platform to speak out, even if her opinions may be unpopular in the traditional mainstream country music universe. And Price cuts through the BS with flawless performances of dynamite songs.
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Immortal Reviews
2017 - The music takes things back to country's roots, and in a genre full of contrived nonsense, it stands as a wonderful output.
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Twangri-la
She is a pro. And she also has a secret weapon on this album. His name is Willie Nelson and he sings a duet with Margo.
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Texacana Music
2017 - Price’s album sounds country and she doesn’t need to write crap songs about farm life. She proves that country can still be art.
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Rock the Body Electric
2017 - a gem of a record that broadens her horizons while simultaneously cementing her as a singer/songwriter who needs to be heard regardless of genre
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The Tailgate Society
2017 - This wonderful album by Margo Price is one of the best albums, start to finish, that I’ve heard from any artist in some time. It’s thoughtful, rocking, prescient, and thoughtful in a way that few albums are today.
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Stereoboard.com
2017 - It’s 12 tracks of elegant, political country music with genteel shuffling drums, long hanging vocal phrases and folksy philosophy. It presents an artist looking for straight answers to difficult questions in a social environment devastated by misogyny.
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