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- Summary: The sixth full-length release for the San Francisco psychedelic rock band was written in Oregon by Ripley Johnson and Omar Ahsanuddin.
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- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 18 out of 23
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Mixed: 5 out of 23
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Dec 11, 2013Back To Land won’t immediately blow you away, but that warm, overdriven sound makes the latest LP from this San Francisco quartet another compelling one.
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Alternative PressNov 4, 2013Back To Land whispers intimately and hauntingly of both paranoia and peace. [Dec 2013, p.102]
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Nov 11, 2013Wooden Shjips succeed in making their material as easy listening and cool as possible, and tread on the trails of acclaimed artists such as Tom Petty.
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Nov 4, 2013Back to Land, then: business as usual, but the business remains good.
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Nov 14, 2013It's the trickling-down of dusty record bins everywhere, reduced to simple essence and repeated till it hurts.
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Nov 14, 2013Back To Land is the most forgiving, clear album in the Wooden Shjips catalog, an interesting step for a band once lauded for their obscurity.
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Nov 11, 2013Undoubtedly there’s riches to be found here but the treasure map is harder to follow than ever.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Oct 26, 2021
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