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Honey Bear
I knew in the beginning what the end would be, so I folded and cut it and it stood by itself. And all without thinking as if I didnt decide. On down... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
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  1. What kept me on it was the ingrained musicality of a bunch of jokers who've evolved into a sonic organism even though they never see each other anymore.
  2. Oct 7, 2011
    90
    Through sweeping up intelligent, elusive imagery into well-sequenced, compact traditional tunes, this album redeems itself.
  3. Sep 27, 2011
    83
    It is, ultimately and unsurprisingly, a deeply angry and contentious album, yet one that glories in the act of musical collaboration.
  4. Sep 27, 2011
    70
    Ancient & Modern, their first in four years, is meaty and grizzled folk rock.
  5. Oct 20, 2011
    70
    The material is strong but rarely achieves greatness.
  6. Sep 27, 2011
    70
    Ancient & Modern's one sticking point is that, like 2007's predecessor Natural, it's a slow grower.
  7. Sep 23, 2011
    50
    There's some fun stuff, but nowhere near enough.

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