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| n/a by thephoenix.com |
Any initial quaintness complexifies into something richer, more layered. |
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| n/a by www.avclub.com |
It leaves a lot implied, but slowly clears the way for a chilling catharsis. |
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| n/a by www.tinymixtapes.com |
If you like gorgeous folk, then this album is for you. If you dont, well, The Hold Steady released something not that long ago. |
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| n/a by www.villagevoice.com |
Singer Justin Ringle often muffles his words or loses them altogether (as though a wool scarf were covering his mouth) as he trudges through cadences reminiscent of Ryan Adams or Iron & Wine's Sam Beam, delicately dotting his stanzas with multi-dimensional characters weathering the winters of their existence. Which is more enriching than it sounds. |
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| n/a by www.dustedmagazine.com |
It is really a much more modern album than the Americana tag would at first suggest, and the songs are as instantaneous and memorable as the best pop music. |
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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
They cast a powerful spell and sustain it over 11 tracks, yet at times you wish they'd jam, or perform a cover, or do anything to break it up somehow. |
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| n/a by www.almostcool.org |
I wasn't expecting the group to completely break from their ways on this follow-up, but melodically and musically it's a little too close to the debut to really feel like it breaks any new ground. |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
House With No Home is the ideal second album for a band like this: a refinement and broadening and deepening, even of their sound, one that suggests a rich and hopefully lasting career. |
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| n/a by www.musicomh.com |
They are not evidence of a group wallowing in their own experimental pretentiousness. They are the finishing touches on an already admirable piece of work. |
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