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- Summary: Douglas McCombs of Tortoise returns to his side project with a new band that includes Pete Croke, Chris Hansen, and James Elkington for his fourth release.
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- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Jan 30, 2013McCombs and crew have painted a portrait of endless highways, ghost towns, and sunburnt moments of ecstatic possibility.
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MagnetFeb 11, 2013The result is a finely crafted collection of music that speaks volumes beyond its instrumental presentation. [No. 95, p.53]
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Jan 18, 2013McCombs has performed a bit of rodeo jiujitsu, stealing his band's name back by invoking the myth of the West.
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Jan 22, 2013It is by no means below-average, but you may develop a fondness for the inconsistent qualities of Field Recordings from the Cook County Water Table, an album where each track--for better or worse--would plunge.
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MojoFeb 6, 2013Polished arrangements in a mix of menacing, reverb-drenched grooves and languid shimmer. [Mar 2013, p.98]
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Jan 22, 2013Black Rock is still filled with McCombs' spacious, isolating tracks ("Tonight at Ten," "Gold!"), which are best for lonely winter evenings.
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Jan 18, 2013Brokeback And The Black Rock reveals itself as a flawed yet still sporadically rewarding long-player.
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