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House With No Home
by Horse Feathers
The sophomore album for the folk band from Portland, Oregon.
| LABEL: |
Kill Rock Stars |
| RELEASE DATE: |
09 September 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Folk |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
88
The Phoenix
Any initial quaintness complexifies into something richer, more layered.
83
The Onion (A.V. Club)
It leaves a lot implied, but slowly clears the way for a chilling catharsis.
80
Tiny Mix Tapes
If you like gorgeous folk, then this album is for you. If you don’t, well, The Hold Steady released something not that long ago.
80
Village Voice
Singer Justin Ringle often muffles his words or loses them altogether (as though a wool scarf were covering his mouth) as he trudges through cadences reminiscent of Ryan Adams or Iron & Wine's Sam Beam, delicately dotting his stanzas with multi-dimensional characters weathering the winters of their existence. Which is more enriching than it sounds.
80
PopMatters
House With No Home is the ideal second album for a band like this: a refinement and broadening and deepening, even of their sound, one that suggests a rich and hopefully lasting career.
80
musicOMH.com
They are not evidence of a group wallowing in their own experimental pretentiousness. They are the finishing touches on an already admirable piece of work.
80
Dusted Magazine
It is really a much more modern album than the Americana tag would at first suggest, and the songs are as instantaneous and memorable as the best pop music.
76
Pitchfork
They cast a powerful spell and sustain it over 11 tracks, yet at times you wish they'd jam, or perform a cover, or do anything to break it up somehow.
70
All Music Guide
the two carve up each track like master craftsman, finding the perfect middle ground between the sparse, reverb-laden landscapes of the Great Lake Swimmers and the orchestral, aching beauty of Hem.
70
Almost Cool
I wasn't expecting the group to completely break from their ways on this follow-up, but melodically and musically it's a little too close to the debut to really feel like it breaks any new ground.
60
Mojo
Brodericks' augmentations tend to eclipse Rngle's sometimes evanescent songwriting. [Jan 2008, p.101]
50
Under The Radar
Each track possesses a sad beauty, thanks largely to Peter Broderick's heavily arranged bluegrass instrumentation, but Ringle's faint, barely decipherable vocals act like fog obscuring a lush forest. [Fall 2008, p.86]
The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
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