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- Artist(s): Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins
- Summary: The Grammy-winning bluegrass trio of Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins return from its 2007 "indefinite hiatus" to release its Eric Valentine-produced sixth studio album.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Americana, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Contemporary Country
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| You don't owe me one more minute of your wasted time you act like it's all fine but all the years I gave you thinking you knew that you wanted me I... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Apr 1, 2014It’s a ready-made best-of album, superb in execution but light on surprises--the major exception being the new-wave-inflected speed-folk of the percussive Mother Mother cover “Hayloft.”
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Apr 1, 2014Not merely a product of maturity, Nickel Creek has grown without losing its palpable joy or wondrous ability to make musicianship as accessible as the engaging way their voices draw listeners to them.
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Apr 1, 2014A Dotted Line is a work of supreme songcraft; one might call it a “return to form”, but from the sound of it, the form was never gone in the first place.
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Apr 1, 2014The time away has done the California-spawned group good, as the conversation is familiar--intricate instrumental phrasing, pristine harmonies--but also full of fresh energy that lends everything from the buoyant gospel bluegrass of “21st of May” to the joyously bleary “Rest of My Life” an air of excitement.
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Apr 7, 2014While they might not be better than ever, they’re at least what they once were and what they’ve always been in the collective memory: instrumental virtuosos and sophisticated songsmiths, all the while finding a way to make it look easy.
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Apr 1, 2014If there isn't much spark, there is a surplus of warmth; the trio is comfortable and relaxed, and it's hard not to succumb to such friendly, familiar vibes.
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Apr 8, 2014A closing cover of Sam Phillips’ plaintive and rarely heard ballad “Where is Love Now” shows the group knows how to dig for a great song, even if the originals that dominate this disc aren’t immediately as accessible. This isn’t the band’s finest (half) hour, yet it’s great to have them back.
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Jan 30, 2015
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