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'' gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and noted: " ll of quiet lyricism and Nick Drake beauty..." ''

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'' (p. 108) gave 4 stars out of 5 and said: "Using acoustic guitar, piano and vocals, he delivers 14 sweetly somber neo-folk tunes that reveal just how subtly persuasive the man's influence really is." The album was recorded when Barlow was "in a better place" after some years of struggling due to

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's hiatus, John Davis leaving

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and personal problems. When the album was re-released in 2020, Barlow reflected: "Though Emoh was an overwhelmingly positive step forward for me, listening now, I realize the songs have a lot of pain in them. They clearly track the slow dissolution of my first marriage, the fatal break of several partnerships, and my struggle to acclimate to living in LA. Emoh is primarily an acoustic LP with live performances at its core, and that was a personal achievement for me. I’m still very pleased with it."

Track listing

#"Holding Back the Year" – 3:30 #"Home" – 3:23 #"Caterpillar Girl" – 3:35 #"Legendary" – 4:11 #"Royalty" – 3:45 #"Puzzle" – 3:36 #"If I Could" – 3:42 #"Monkey Begun" – 3:02 #"Morning's After Me" – 3:44 #" Round-N-Round" – 2:34 #"Mary" – 3:10 #"Confused" – 3:45 #"Imagined Life" – 4:14 #"The Ballad of Daykitty" – 4:03

2020 reissue

15. Finger (Demo) 16. Helpless (Demo) 17. Legendary (Demo) 18. Puzzle (Demo) 19. Home (Demo) 20. If I Could (Demo) 21. Mary (Demo) 22. Confused (Demo)

Personnel

* Lou Barlow – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, baritone electric guitar, bass, harp, piano,

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– acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 4), electric guitar (1, 4, 12), slide guitar (12), percussion (4, 5), backing vocals (4) *Carey Kotsionis – harmony vocals (1, 7) *

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– drums, knee slapping (1, 12) *Erin Hugely – cello (2, 11) *

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– cut-up drums (3) *Abby Barlow – cello (6) *Mark Schwaber – electric guitar and bass (6) *Adam Harding – harmony vocals, electric guitar and piano (9) ;Production *Mark Nevers – recording (1, 2, 7, 11, 12, Beech House,

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References

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