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- Summary: This debut album for the Icelandic band (who draw more comparisons to Coldplay than to their countrymates Sigur Ros) was released in the UK in 2002 to some acclaim, prompting a major label deal with DreamWorks and a U.S. rerelease in 2003.
- Record Label: DreamWorks
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 5 out of 10
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Mixed: 5 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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SpinIt's such a confident display that you barely notice the English-as-a-second-language lyrics. [Nov 2003, p.117]
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UncutMusic at its most passionate. [Sep 2002, p.112]
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Q MagazineA slow-burning but deeply impressive debut. [Sep 2002, p.109]
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There's an abundance of softly slashing guitar, an air of sophistication writ indelibly large by its orchestration (with the string-laden weepie 'Epitaph' as probably the outstanding example), and, wrapped in Arnar's strong tones, there's more moodyness than you can shake a particularly angsty stick at.
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Despite solid songwriting, glimmering production, and a broad palette of emotions, Breathe shows the Leaves' potential more than anything else.
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Rather than being enjoyable, listening to Breathe in its entirety soon becomes a chore.
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BlenderIt trades the epic scope of their more established countrymen for a stab at pop accessibility. [Nov 2003, p.116]
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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BrunoRJan 13, 2005
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JenTFeb 16, 2005
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ZoddMNov 17, 2005
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