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Now the experimentation with electric guitars, even more electronic sampling and a focus on vocalist Becky Jacobs has brought Tunng to a paradise of exceeded expectations.
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God bless Tunng for making what is otherwise one of the more obnoxious genres of music (Folktronica) so damned delectable.
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Instead of shadowing the pack, this album puts them right up the front.
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MojoIt's ecentric, then, but charmingly so. [Apr 2010, p.102]
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The result is a real evolution for Tunng, producing their most consistent and fully rounded album yet.
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Those who feel it all sounds uncomfortably commercial should rest assured: this is a step forward.
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Q MagazineWhen backing singer Becky Jacob's voice is brought tot he fore, it wraps around Linday's like a warm hug, leaving you feeling that Tunng are the band you'd most like to watch sunrise over the stone circle with. [Apr 2010, p.114]
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While it's hardly the stark, across-the-board tonal sea change suggested by several of its most immediately ear-catching cuts, And Then We Saw Land is at once an adventurous outward journey and an invitingly familiar return from an always intriguing, intrepid, and under-heralded band.
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...And Then We Saw Land is a satisfying addition to the Tunng canon and is one which proves them distinctive enough in their own right that the only label they need be tagged with is simply that of 'Tunng'.
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Obviously some compositions work better than others, but for the most part this balancing act between anthemia and meticulous detail works very well.