Rain on the City
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| Rain on the City | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 12, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | House of David, Nashville | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:03 | |||
| Label | Bar/None | |||
| Producer | Richard McLaurin | |||
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Rain on the City is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston. It was released in 2010 on Bar/None Records. It is Johnston's first album of original material since 2001's Right Between the Promises.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.7/10[5] |
| PopMatters | [6] |
AllMusic's Mark Deming said that the album "strikes a more comfortable balance between the bright and blue sides of Johnston's musical personality, and in terms of getting a sound that suits his songs, this is his most effective set since This Perfect World in 1994." He continues that "Johnston also seems to have gotten his stride back as a songwriter, and these 11 tunes are full of the sharp but thoughtful wordplay and unique characters that make his best work so pleasurable." And concludes "this collection is a beautiful example of Johnston playing to his strengths and reminding us why he's one of the best and most singular American songwriters at work today. With any luck, it won't take quite so long for him to make something this comfortable but pleasantly surprising again."[2]
