A Church That Fits Our Needs - Lost in the Trees
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79 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. All Music Guide
    Mar 22, 2012
    90
    Haunting as it may be, A Church That Fits Our Needs succeeds on nearly every level.
  2. PopMatters
    Mar 30, 2012
    80
    This may be one of the best records of the year so far.
  3. Sputnikmusic
    Apr 3, 2012
    80
    It's an exhausting listen, but what A Church That Fits Our Needs does so well is how it makes this loss palatable--the grief is real and heartfelt and sometimes overwhelming, but in its honesty and the warm instrumentation that Picker has mastered, it's thoughtful and all too easy to get lost in.
  4. Rolling Stone
    Apr 9, 2012
    60
    The result is songs suited less for a rock club than a church sanctuary, with Picker playing the forlorn choirboy.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. Breakfast
    10
    A beautiful, breathtaking, heartbreaking and masterful work of art. Every note, every word, every melody. Just perfect. As of right now, far and away the best album of the year.… Expand
  2. transparence
    9
    What emotion in this album. Arrangements melodies, voice, everything is very high. One of the best albums I've heard in the history of pop music . Only tracks 4 and 8 are less developed regarding melodies. The other fly very high… Expand
  3. listener
    9
    Never heard of them before but somehow photography on a cover of it grabbed my attention...anyway turned out to be the most beautiful album I heard in 2012 so far.… Expand
  4. jyo_tirmaya
    7
    I'm not a fan of so much orchestration, but I can sense the labor of love that has gone into this album. Altogether, I think it's a lovely album but I just wished it had one or two defining songs as Bon Iver's first album had "Skinny Love."… Expand

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