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Albatross is a slow bloom of an album, as likely to frustrate those looking for immediacy as it is to reward those looking for substance in repeated listens.
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You'd think there wasn't much left to do with the roots-oriented rock formula, but Albatross proves that there's plenty of life and passion and intelligence left in the genre.
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BlenderPutnam lays fragile vocals and haunting piano melodies over tightly wound postpunk rhythms that add immediacy to lyrics about missed opportunities and broken relationships. [Dec 2005, p.151]
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Paste MagazineConsistently brilliant. [Dec 2005, p.121]
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MagnetIn its ornately layered, keyboard-heavy sonics, ALbatross is more latter-day Talk Talk than early Gang Of Four. [#70, p.110]
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A record of imposing and frequent beauty, Albatross never crosses the line into grandiose bombast.
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SchriisKJun 28, 2007Great! But i like also wire post to wire! The standard is such a good band!
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PaulMJan 23, 2006
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johnsDec 17, 2005