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MWK has entered the rarefied field of classic singer songwriters.
USA Entertainment News
Listen to A New Kind of Loneliness and you¹ll hear a musician who¹s risen above pigeonholing genres to produce an album categorised only by its sheer class.
Net Rhythms 5/5 *****
The Daily Express 4/5 ****
Another stunning record from Britains leading rocking singer/songwriter
Maverick 5/5 *****
A New Kind of Loneliness finds King in reflective mode and is full of ultra-fine moments
Uncut 3/5 ***
The Sun 4/5 ****
'It Will End In Tears' could be one of the songs of the year so far, and the album that
spawned it no less dignified or impressive.
Scotland On Sunday 4/5 *****
A set of diversity and pervsersity with MWK sounding like a warm toned Nick Cave. A New Kind of Loneliness is an old kind of album, being a dozen real songs (not a single, a flop and ten fillers), and it is an album you should hear
www.unpeeled.co.uk
'A New Kind Of Loneliness' is quite probably King's very best album to date and one which (again) re-inforces his credentials as one of the UK's very best singer/ songwriters.
whisperinandhollerin 10 / 10 **************
A New Kind of Loneliness may prove to be King's breakthrough in America. Amply stocked with instantly embracing originals and it garners additional credibility in cameos from Chris Hillman
and fellow songsmith Ron Sexsmith.
USA Entertainment News & Views ****4/5
A superb album, and yet another album of the year contender from MWK.
Americana-UK ********8/10
'It Will End In Tears' , which - with its' stung and bitten-off guitar and tormented lyrics ("And there was nothing I wouldn't do/ I was totally consumed by you/ it will end in tears") may well come to be viewed as Michael's very own 'I Want You' in years to come.
Whisperinandhollerin 10 / 10 **************
Nowhere is his skill as a storyteller more evident than in the stunning 'Let The Waves Break Around Your Face'. It would be unfair to give away much about it but if he never wrote another tune, this incredible fable of loss would still make him a songwriter with a capital 'S'.
Rock N Reel 4/5 ****
Given King was playing Alt Country in the UK before anyone knew what it was, it makes sense he'd be sharp enough to leave a sinking ship. With ANKOL he delivers classic orch/pop, singer songwriter and soul inspired songs of the highest order
Now Toronto ****4/5
Britain cannot boast many truely distinctive Americana artists but King's songwriting prowess instantly makes his origins irrevelant. This album is a must for fans of honest, earthy music
Exclaim! / Canada
A truely impressive collection of songs about finding hope and courage in the face of adversity, and as such they avoid wallowing in gloom.
Country Music People
A New Kind Of Loneliness' is perhaps the most consistently impressive addition to an already terrific catalogue that many of the supposed 'Americana' contenders would secretly give their right arms for. If you continue to deny him, you really are a fool to yourself.
Whisperinandhollerin 10 / 10 **************
"Klassisch zeitloser, akustisch-orientierter Gitarrenpop unterstützt u.a. von Chris Hillman, Ron Sexsmith und Jackie Leven und mit seinen bislang besten Songs, gelang Michael auf diesem Wege sein bisheriges Meisterstück"
"Classic, timeless, acoustic-orientated guitar-driven pop-music, supported by Chris Hillman, Ron Sexsmith and Jackie Leven and with his best songs so far, Michael has created his present masterpiece"
Westzeit (5/6)
"Michael schuf das Album, von dem er selbst wohl schon lange geträumt hatte. In diesem Umfeld - mit vollem Band-Sound und zuweilen orchestralen Passagen - kommt auch endlich Michaels großartiger Gesang einmal zu voller Geltung - denn in diesem Umfeld wirkt alles gar nicht so traurig, wie Michaels Texte immer nahelegen. Daneben gelingen ihm einige der besten Stücke seiner Laufbahn"
"Michael has created an album he has dreamed about for a long time. In these surroundings with a voluminous Band-Sound and at times, orchestral passages, Michael's brilliant voice shows it's brilliance in this context, everything is not as sad as his lyrics suggest. Besides, he manages to write some of the best songs of his career."
Gaesteliste.de
"Seinen Alt/Country-Anfängen entfremdet, wechselte Michael Weston King mittlerweile ins Fach des Troubadours, der gern auch Lieder über kaputte Beziehungen oder richtige Country-Songs singtŠund ein Abstecher ins texanisch/mexikanische Grenzgebiet sorgt für eine willkommene optimistische Abwechslung"
"Removed from his Alt-Country beginnings, Michael Weston King switches to a troubadour. He writes songs about broken relationships and "real" Country songs and a side trip to the Mexican/Texan regions care of the song Let The Waves Break, is a welcome, optimistic change."
Stereo (4/5)
"ANKOL ist ein Songwriteralbum erster Güte, das Songmaterial ist schwer inselverhaftet, nie durfte man besser träumen, in einem britischen Hafen-Pub zu sitzen auf die Küste zu blicken und schales Bier zu trinken. Ein Album, das Originalität lebt und liebt. Inselkoller möglich."
"ANKOL is a high standard Songwriter record, the song material is heavily influenced by life on the island of Great Britain. Never could you better dream about sitting in a British pub, near the harbour and looking out over the sea while drinking insipid beer. An album, that lives, and loves originality."
Neue Musikzeitung
"Er zählt europaweit zu den namhaftesten Singer/Songwritern. Auf seinem neuen Soloalbum zeigt sich King nun ausgesprochen folkig, ohne dabei die von ihm gewohnte Leichtigkeit in Stimme und Gitarrenarbeit über Bord zu werfen"
"He ranks as one of the well-known Singer/Songwriters in Europe. On his new solo record King sounds very folky, without losing the easiness in his voice and guitar work."
Access (4/6)
"Dieses Album verdient es einfach gehört zu werden. Die Schönheit und Eleganz von "A New Kind Of Loneliness" muss man nicht krampfhaft zwischen den üppigen Arrangements suchen - sie breitet sich ganz selbstverständlich und dezent vor einem aus. Dann darf man sie ganz entspannt genießen."
"This record deserves to be heard. The beauty and elegance of 'A new kind of Loneliness' doesn't need to be found with much effort between the opulent arrangements it spreads out naturally and discreet."
Home-of-rock.de
"Kaum etwas vorstellbar, was man dem Tausendsassa der Anglo-Americana und seiner großen Band nicht zutrauen müsste. Und je schwerer sein Pfund wird, desto mehr scheint es ihn zu beflügeln"
"Nothing, that isn't imaginable, what you wouldn't expect from the Jack-of-all-trades of Anglo Americana. Every barrier seems to quicken him"
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