''The Other Side'' is an album by American musician

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, released on April 19, 2024, through

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. It includes collaborations with

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, and the band

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. The album received positive reviews from critics.

Background

Burnett wrote and recorded the tracks in a three-week period after purchasing several new guitars while working on the final chapter of the intended trilogy of albums that began with '' The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space'' (2019) and '' The Invisible Light: Spells'' (2022).

Critical reception

''The Other Side'' received a score of 87 out of 100 on review aggregator

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based on reviews from four critics, which the website categorized as "universal acclaim". ''

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'' called the album "probably the most honest reflection of himself he's ever made", and ''

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'' described it as "supremely inviting, warm and ruefully radiant" and "a crown on a career still going strong". Jim Hynes of ''Glide Magazine'' found it to be a "return" to Burnett's "roots" as a singer-songwriter and noted that it is "simple on the surface, basically a

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effort" with "a sneaky quality. It will grow on you after a few listens." Mark Deming of

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characterized the album as "a collection of 12 songs of uncluttered eloquence informed by Burnett's belief in the human spirit, while the arrangements are almost exclusively taken up by acoustic instruments and vocals".

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *

– vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (tracks 2–9, 11, 12), electric guitar (3, 4, 7–12) *

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–

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(tracks 1–4, 8, 11), acoustic guitar (2, 6–8, 10–12), electric guitar (3–5, 7, 9, 11, 12),

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guitar (4),

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(6),

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(6, 9, 10) * Dennis Crouch – string bass (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8–12) *

–

harmony In music, harmony is the process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions. Often, the term harmony refers to simultaneously occurring frequencies, pitches ( tones, notes), or chords. However ...

vocals (track 3) *

– harmony vocals (tracks 4–6, 11, 12) * Rory Hoffman – Dobro,

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(track 6);

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, acoustic guitar (10) *

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–

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(tracks 6, 10), violin (8, 10) * Peter More – harmony vocals (tracks 6, 11) *

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–

tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though ...

(tracks 7, 9), handclaps (7) *

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– handclaps, tambourine (track 7) *

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– harmony vocals (track 7) *

– harmony vocals, hi-strung acoustic guitar (track 8) Technical * Colin Linden –

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(all tracks),

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(tracks 6, 8, 11) * Mike Piersante – production, mixing (all tracks); engineering (tracks 2–5, 7, 8, 10, 11) * T Bone Burnett – production *

Gavin Lurssen Gavin Lurssen is an American mastering engineer. He owns Lurssen Mastering in Hollywood, California.mastering * Reuben Cohen – mastering * Mike Stankiewicz – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12) Visuals * Kyledidthis – creative direction, design * Dan Winters – photography * Tai Linzie – art coordination

Charts

References

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