★★★★★
November 22 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and of all the events marking it, none is as unexpectedly poignant as this song cycle created by Toronto poet Scott Garbe, produced by Cowboy Junkies' Michael Timmins along with Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson of Skydiggers. Who would have thought that a bunch of Canadian indie rockers could encapsulate the ongoing mystique of what happened that day in Dallas so comprehensively...
- exclaim.ca
2013-11-09
★★★★★
The last eighteen months have seen the Cowboy Junkies release a number of albums in the Nomad Series. The Wilderness marks the fourth and final release of this series. Whereas volume three was a surprise to those expecting traditional fayre from this band, with the amps all turned to 11 and lead singer Margot Timmins seemingly possessed by Janis Joplin, this is more of the gentler folk rock you'd expect...
- music.thedigitalfix.com
2012-04-12
★★★★★
The Cowboy Junkies' four-part "Nomad Series" has seen the venerable Toronto band not so much re-invent themselves as reconnect with an elusive, unfettered creative spirit that fuelled their formation 25 years ago. As a finale, The Wilderness serves as a perfect summation of the project, confirming the Junkies' core musical principles, as well as a sign that they are sure to carry them into the future...
- exclaim.ca
2012-04-02
★★★★★
This is the final instalment of The Nomad Series, a musically adventurous and compelling four-album set from these prolific veterans. Stylistically it is the record that most adheres to the sound most typically associate with Cowboy Junkies. And there's nothing wrong with that, given the addictive qualities of their subtly eloquent melancholy. Michael Timmins wrote these songs in a rural cottage over an Ontario winter and that setting is reflected in their meditative and introspective nature...
- exclaim.ca
2012-04-02
★★★★★
For the culmination of their four-volume Nomad series, the Cowboy Junkies provide a satisfying set that is aptly reflective of the 18-month journey, and their 25-year career. The series represents a wellspring of varied material--a collection that provides a lasting primer for the band's sound and range. Taken together, the four discs display the often-overlooked diversity of the group. Each release covered a different facet of the band's personality. You've got the experimental one (Vol...
- www.pastemagazine.com
2012-03-22
★★★★★
The Cowboy Junkies fell off my radar screen a few years ago, but they've been busy: their latest project is called The Nomad Series. Sing In My Meadow is the third disc in this project, and it offers up a driving sound of electric blues, rough-edged psychedelia, and rock and roll angst filtered through the lens of the Canadian alternative rock scene...
- www.ink19.com
2011-11-14
★★★★★
The Cowboy Junkies have been keeping themselves quite busy lately. Having just cemented their 25th year together, the band members have dove headfirst into a motivated and inspiring period of work...
- www.glidemagazine.com
2011-11-14
★★★★★
Now three-quarters of the way through their Nomad Series, the Cowboy Junkies continue to use the project to fully explore aspects of their sound that most of their output up until now often merely touched upon. Sing In My Meadow is arguably the most radical release of the Nomad Series, both from a sonic and songwriting standpoint, although diehard fans won't be surprised by the album's overall grinding, psychedelic vibe...
- exclaim.ca
2011-11-10
★★★★★
There's something extremely enigmatic about Sing In My Meadow. It is the third volume in Cowboy Junkie's Nomad Series and comes after the band has been together for 25 years. Surprisingly, the album doesn't feel like recycled material, but instead sounds as if it would fit right in with their platinum records from early in their career...
- www.pastemagazine.com
2011-10-31
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