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| Park Bench Theories | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 2007 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Label | Polydor [1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Irish Independent | 4/5 [3] |
Park Bench Theories is an album by Jamie Scott and the Town, released in 2007. [4] [5]
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AllMusic wrote that "the album's most powerful weapon is Scott himself, whose wondrous jazz-soul tones, part John Mayer, part Jeff Buckley, part Stevie Wonder, are able to elevate the occasionally bland and samey production into an engaging listen." [2] The Guardian called the album "something of a supper-club Blood On The Tracks, being a series of diary entries about Scott's ugly bust-up with his ex-missus." [6] The Irish Independent wrote that "superb echoey piano keys, accompanied by haunting string arrangements, make 'Shadows' the album's standout track." [3]
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