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7.3 out of 10

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  • Band members: Jon Wurster, John Darnielle, Peter Hughes
  • Summary: The 18th studio album from the North Carolina indie-folk trio features production by Hate Eternal frontman Erik Rutan, as well as others.
  • Record Label: Merge
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Mar 29, 2011
    92
    Each and every song is a living, breathing entity, separate in their own way even as they meld into a single cohesive collection.
  2. Sputnikmusic
    Mar 29, 2011
    90
    John knows what he does best and that's exactly he delivers, every damn time like clockwork.
  3. Mojo
    May 17, 2011
    60
    The album pays in cleft between Darnielle's left and right brains and strikes the perfect balance between wild imagery and plaintive sentiment. [May 2011, p.112]
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  1. Babbs
    8
    In the grand scheme of things, this is an ok Mountain Goats record. Each song is beautiful and unusual, many of them near greatness in John Darnielle canon. Unfortunately, the songs all feel ripped from different recording sessions, from vastly different albums; as though this record was a collection of lost demos and not a cohesive whole. All that being said, even a mediocre effort by this band eclipses the vast majority of talent in today's music scene. Fans will appreciate the record, and non-fans may well be enticed by some of his most biting tunes since The Sunset Tree.… Expand
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