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Under The RadarMar 21, 2012[Fans] will undoubtedly identify those elements that make the band special on this fourth album, though the intensely personal nature of Thorburn's songs and his vocals tend to make this seem at times more like a solo effort. [Mar 2012, p.84]
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Feb 13, 2012This is mildly composed, generally genial pop, with a few good hooks and ideas scattered throughout.
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Feb 13, 2012It's not a bad album by any stretch of the imagination. But it also feels (not necessarily is) like someone forcing a turn in their art instead of allowing it to naturally come out of them.
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Alternative PressFeb 13, 2012There's enough classic songcraft here to ensure Forgetting isn't forgotten. [Mar 2012, p.97]
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Feb 16, 2012It might be an imperfect stepping stone, but the staircase he's climbing here shows great promise.
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Feb 21, 2012It gets a bit boring, a bit sleepy, and altogether, it's a bit forgettable.... But, you know? It sounds good doing it. That has to count for something.
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MagnetMar 16, 2012Asleep and a Forgetting is [mellifluous], only crankier and somehow more personal than anything previous, soaked in the moody nuances of laughter and forgetting, memory and momentary lapses of such. [No. 85, p.55]
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Mixed: 6 out of 13
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Apr 26, 2012