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Arde is a low-key affair, relying on ethereal and hypnotic arrangements and slow tempos. However, there is a distinct pop sense to the album...
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Nothing short of elemental in its beauty.
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SpinLacking the bluster and/or baritone to pull off the stumbly, ESL lyrics, Migala's drowsy fables wander aimlessly. [Sep 2001, p.164]
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Alternative PressThis is as meandering and shoegazing as Sub Pop indie folk gets. [Sep 2001, p.92]
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MagnetEach soft, slow hymn to the darkness makes the band's beauty more pronounced. [#51, p.102]
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The beauty in all this melancholy is that, interspersed among the reverberating guitars and mournful keyboards, you'll find an assortment of cheerful instruments, such as the accordion, that help to create an underlying tone of optimism.