Complex sentence: Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic gave the album four stars; he called it a "near-perfect album" and "stellar" and praised the singing, the songwriting, and the instrumentation.
Split into simpler sentences: Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic gave the album four stars; he described it as "near-perfect" and "stellar". He praised the singing, the songwriting, and the instrumentation.