Down The Road Wherever
| Mark Knopfler
Down The Road Wherever
Down the Road Wherever is the ninth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 16 November 2018 by British Grove Records via Universal/Virgin EMI. -Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
2018 - Knopfler’s blues-roots blend, infused here with a fresh dose of jazz and funk) remains sturdy
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NPR
2018 - Knopfler builds his own miniature village and the details with which he colors his cast make it easy to imagine his many characters living among each other
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Spill Magazine
2018 - it must be said that Knopfler never fails to surprise his listeners, and for those who take the time, they’ll discover that once again, he has delivered another solid album
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On:Yorkshire Magazine
2018 - This then is a great album.
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All Music
Still, the fact that Knopfler is writing and recording at such a high level of quality at this stage in his career makes each release something to celebrate.
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Glide Magazine
2018 - Kudos to Knopfler for adding new elements to his song. There are some terrific songs, but the album drags in some places and would benefit from a bit more energy.
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Dire Straits Blog
2018 - He’s a pro – he knows how to make a record, the buttons that must be pressed. Throughout it all his elegant guitar – measured, tasteful – mirrors his clear, understated drawl.
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American Song Writer
2018 - He’s probing fresh sounds with the class and sophistication we’ve come to expect from this gifted veteran, whose MTV days seem like blurry images in a rear view mirror.
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Elmore Magazine
2018 - A truly delightful release, rippling with Knopfler’s own musical stamp, stature and charisma.
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Read Junk
2018 - “Down the Road Wherever” shows that Knopfler has lost none of the poet’s heart that has defined his decades of songwriting, be it with Dire Straits or alone. For solo, alone, seems to be where this writer/wanderer seems to live best.
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Maximum Volume
2018 - Instead this is music for grown-ups, a body of work and everyone will take something different from it. Wherever you are on the road.
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Spectrum Culture
2018 - it’s a delicious reminder that the parable about the tortoise and the hare lingers in our folklore for a reason
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New Zealand Herald
2018 - Down The Road Wherever delivers the moods, songwriting and musicianship we have come to expect. Nothing wrong with that.
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Herald Standard
2018 - At its core, “Down the Road Wherever” serves as an engaging blending of blues, rock and Americana crafted to be savored over time in order to allow Knopfler’s collection of stories and life observations to fully sink in.
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Meaww
2018 - one thing is crystal clear - Knopfler is well-traveled and shows no signs of slowing down. And, if that doesn't cement it, his latest musical offering 'Down The Road Wherever', the guitarist and singer-songwriter's ninth solo studio album, seals the deal on the voyager's passion for songs on the road.
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The Local Answer
2018 - Whichever way you look at this album, it is definitely worth listening to just to wallow in Mark Knopfler’s amazing musical gift.
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JB Hi-Fi
2018 - Mark has a poet's eye for telling details that infuse his songs with his unique psychogeography – 'where the Delta meets the Tyne' as he describes it – and his warm Geordie vocal tone and his deft, richly melodic guitar playing are as breathtaking and thrilling as ever.
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Stargazed Magazine
2018 - It’s a good album, it’s really nice mood music, and I really like it.
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Elsewhere
2018 - This relaxed collection of 14 new songs – two more on the deluxe edition – again finds him exploring subtle Celtic modes, a fair bit of narrative (some personal, as on One Song at a Time, “picking my way out of here, one song at a time”, and Slow Learner), geography which is left unidentified but has plenty of open space . . .
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Laurel Canyon Music
2018 - the latest, elegant evidence of that steadfast hunger, a bold and often surprising songbook of 14 selections (more on the deluxe editions) boiled down from twice as many that went into the workshop
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Irish Times
2018 - There are 14 tracks on this, his ninth solo collection, and, if there are few surprises in that they all fold into that warmly familiar Knopfler soundscape, there are no duds either.
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Cryptic Rock
2018 - shows forty years later, Mark Knopfler can still pen a winding, catchy tune, backed either by thinly guitar or the force of a Marshall stack
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