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Mitch Kokai
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10/04/2010 5:39 AM
This review from The Music Box offers a positive take on See You On The Moon: If there are any remaining doubts that she had finally come into her own, Merritt’s latest set See You on the Moon will erase them. In essence, she continues to tinker with the musical and lyrical ideas that she had threaded through Another Country, an album that traced her personal rejuvenation and subsequent reentry to the world. With See You on the Moon, she further perfects her approach, and ultimately, she brings an enthralling level of emotional intimacy to her work. See You on the Moon is obsessed with the concepts of communication and disconnection, and throughout the set, Merritt uses them to explore the agony and beauty of relationships. She sends messages across the miles (Mixtape), and with help from My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, she channels words spoken from beyond the grave (Feel of the World). Heavyhearted sorrow exists both in the estrangement of All the Reasons We Don’t Have to Fight as well as in the gentle mourning of the title track. Yet, there also is a sense of optimism that wafts through the affair, liberating the effort from its gloom and keeping it from becoming overly claustrophobic and ashen.

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Mitch Kokai
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11/30/2010 6:38 PM
Here's more praise for See You On The Moon from a blogger who appropriates one of Faulkner's most famous titles: Tift Merritt remains an exceptional and undiscovered (in terms of record sales) alt-country singer-songwriter. Her last album, 2008's Another Country, was a very good album full of great hooks, playing, and of course great singing. The single 'Broken' from that album was one of the best from that year. See You On The Moon is even better. The songs are concise, well crafted, and the album is Tift's most direct yet. The way in which she constructs her songs is her greatest strength as a writer. The melodies, the choruses, and the bridges in each song flow along seamlessly in such a short time span that you feel satisfied... yet crave more. The exceptional tracks 'Six More Days Of Rain', 'All The Reasons We Don't Have To Fight' and 'Feel Of The World' are perfect examples of that. Then there is that voice. When she declares "baby I love you" in that smooth, breathy, and hushed voice on 'Never Talk About it' .......you BELIEVE her. See You On The Moon is stellar and one the best records of the year.

Mitch Kokai
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01/24/2011 4:44 PM
Better late than never, I guess, as another review arrives from the San Diego Reader.

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