Undefeated is the fifth studio album by Nashville-based singer-songwriter Bobby Bare Jr. The album was released in 2014, four years after his previous album, and has elements from multiple genres "alternating between indie rock, dream pop, bluegrass and country".
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| Released | April 15, 2014 | |||
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| Length | 37:32 | |||
| Label | Bloodshot Records | |||
| Producer | Bobby Bare Jr. | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 9/10[2] |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| American Songwriter | [4] |
| Blurt | [5] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[6] |
| Mother Jones | favorable[7] |
Undefeated was met with highly positive reviews by critics. Multiple sources noted Bare's diverse and unique style on Undefeated and his previous albums, despite his father Bobby Bare having multiple country music hits, with Exclaim! writer Matthew McKean saying that Bare "wasn't content to hitch a ride with his Country Music Hall of Fame father or the Nashville royalty around whom he grew up".[6] Blurt Magazine writer John Moore gave the album 4 stars stating that "it’s simply confounding that Bare and his band aren’t as big as groups like Arcade Fire and My Morning Jacket".[5] Hal Horowitz from American Songwriter stated that "just when you think you have a sense of Bobby Bare Jr.’s style, he up and changes it", though still thought the record was "occasionally too scattershot".[4]
Track listing
editAll music and lyrics by Bobby Bare Jr. except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "North of Alabama by Mornin'" | Bare, Matt Rowland | 4:07 | |
| 2. | "If She Cared" | 3:14 | ||
| 3. | "The Big Time" | 3:43 | ||
| 4. | "Don't Wanna Know" | 4:46 | ||
| 5. | "The Elegant Imposter" | Bare, Rowland | 2:11 | |
| 6. | "Undefeated" | 4:50 | ||
| 7. | "My Baby Took My Baby Away" | Bare, Hayes Carll | Bare, Hayes Carll | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Blame Everybody (But Yourself)" | 3:15 | ||
| 9. | "As Forever Became Never Again" | 3:51 | ||
| 10. | "Don't Stand at the Stove" | 4:23 | ||
| Total length: | 37:32 | |||
Personnel
edit- Bobby Bare Jr – vocals, guitar, songwriting
- Matt Rowland – keyboard
- Doni Schroader – drums
- Jordan Caress – bass
- David Vandervelde – guitar, bass
- Richie Kirkpatrick – guitar, bass
- Michael Grimes – bass
- Van Campbell – drums
- Hayes Carll – songwriting
References
edit- ^ "Undefeated By Bobby Bare Jr". Metacritic. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ Robson, Gregory. "Bobby Bare Jr. – Undefeated". AbsolutePunk at Internet Archive. Retrieved April 11, 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Undefeated". Allmusic. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ a b Horowitz, Hal. "Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Criminal Starvation League: Undefeated". American Songwriter. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Moore, John. "Bobby Bare Jr. – Undefeated". Blurt Magazine. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ a b McKean, Matthew. "Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Criminals Starvation League". Exclaim. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ Young, Jon. "Music Review: "Undefeated" by Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Criminals' Starvation League". Mother Jones. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
External links
edit- Lyrics to songs on Undefeated on Bobby Bare Jr's website
- Undefeated at Bloodshot Records
- Undefeated on Bandcamp