Just up the river from the smoke and the noise

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Just got my copy of Richard Thompson's new one, The Old Kit Bag, shipped in all the way from England. My review is as follows:

Oh, my fucking God, YOU. MUST. OWN. THIS. ALBUM.

I'm still listening, so I'll have to wait on the full, coherent critique. But I can say that if the rest holds up, this may be among Richard's very best. Yes, I'm dead serious.