Yusuf / Cat Stevens - King of a Land (2023)
Yusuf / Cat Stevens - King of a Land (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 00:43:24 | 261 Mb
Folk Rock, Soft Rock | Label: BMG Rights Management, Dark Horse Records
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 00:43:24 | 261 Mb
Folk Rock, Soft Rock | Label: BMG Rights Management, Dark Horse Records
‘King of a Land’ is an epic body of work. More than a decade in the making, its 12 new songs are full of extraordinary surprises. Unique and transportive, Yusuf’s new music, words and melodies paint a vivid picture of a world where childlike dreams are brought back into touching distance. His poetical storytelling invites the listener on a journey towards the gates of an alternative universe to that which we presently inhabit - where happy endings do happen.Tracklist:
From the gloriously unexpected hard-rock intensity of ‘Pagan Run’ to the Tchaikovsky-inspired orchestration on ‘How Good It Feels’, the delicate acoustic balladry of ‘He Is True’ through to the driving Phil Spector-goes-gospel vibe of ‘Highness’, the Travelling Wilburys-styled rolling Americana groove of ‘All Nights, All Days’, and the ornate, atmospheric ‘Son Of Mary’, ‘King of a Land’ is an epic body of work.
King of a Land received positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on four reviews.
Writing for The Arts Desk, Thomas H Green rated this release three out of five stars, writing that the music "combines his apparently effortless immediacy at acoustic guitar songwriting with an orchestrated opulence that sometimes pushes the sound towards the realms of musical theatre" and praises "the utopian Sixties-ish positivity, the desire for better, and the crisp, bright-eyed songwriting", but cautions that listeners' response to the album will "likely be define[d] [by how] they feel about his repeated and passionate belief in God, which permeates everything". In The Daily Telegraph, James Hill gave King of a Land 4 out of 5 stars, stating that it "is unlikely to bring in legions of new fans" and criticizing the "moonothematic" lyrics, but praising it for being "a lushly beautiful album from one of pop’s master songwriters". At musicOMH, John Murphy rated this release 3 out of 5 stars, writing that "the full band efforts that stand out most" and "while it’s sometimes a bit too unassuming for its own good, King Of A Land does well to remind the world of just what a legendary songwriter Yusuf/Cat Stevens is". The Times's Will Hodgkinson rated this album 3 out of 5 stars, writing that the album is fundamentally good, but it is missing the "unfulfilled quality that elevated golden age Cat Stevens from standard singer-songwriter fare and into the realm of artistic profundity". In an 8/10 review, Uncut opined that King of a Land presents “lyrically teasing exercises in self examination… Yusuf breaks ground”.
In Hot Press, Jackie Hayden gave this release 9 out of 10, calling it "a welcome return to form" that showcase Stevens' "honeyed as ever" voice. Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Tanatat Khuttapan gave this release a 7 out of 10, ending his review, "heartfelt stories such as these show – not tell; King of a Land does so in the last leg, but there’s always a nagging wonder of what the record would’ve been had it done so throughout its entirety". Henry Carrigan of No Depression summed up his review, "[King of a Land] contains no surprises, and fans of Yusuf/Cat Stevens will welcome an album that sounds like what they’ve come to expect. At its worst, its overproduced; at its best, the album is redundant". Writing for Ultimate Classic Rock, Michael Gallucci states that "it's the more adult songs on King of a Land that work best".
01. Train on a Hill
02. King of a Land
03. Pagan Run
04. He is True
05. All Nights, All Days
06. Another Night in the Rain
07. Things
08. Son of Mary
09. Highness
10. The Boy Who Knew How to Climb Walls
11. How Good It Feels
12. Take the World Apart
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Yusuf / Cat Stevens / King of a Land
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EAC extraction logfile from 25. June 2023, 13:40
Yusuf / Cat Stevens / King of a Land
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