Brother Is To Son - Br. Danielson
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  • Summary: 'Brother Is To Son' is nominally a solo effort for Daniel Smith (aka "Brother Danielson," aka leader of the Christian indie-rock outfit the Danielson Familie), although fellow Familie (and, in real life, family) members appear throughout this acoustic-only disc, as does frequent collaborator Sufjan Stevens.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. Delusions of Adequacy
    100
    Brother is to Son is a genuine pop triumph, the perfect execution of conceptual complexity and musical audacity, tied together with the timeless expression of one man measuring the motions of his soul.
  2. Playlouder
    80
    'Brother Is To Son' has to be listened to many a times before certain things start to fall into place. But when they do, boy, they sound great!
  3. Q Magazine
    50
    Wilfully artful and obtuse. [Aug 2004, p.107]
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  4. Village Voice
    20
    The first few minutes sound like very early David Bowie without Mick Ronson, electricity, or songs. The rest is so annoying that after 15 minutes you'll fondly remember grade-school sing-alongs and eating paste during arts-and-crafts.

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  1. JonathanW
    10
    Pppperfect.
  2. Brandon
    10
    This album reveals a little bit more brilliance with each listen.

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