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Carry the Ghost
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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length solo release for the singer-songwriter was mixed by Phil Ek.
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  • Record Label: Dualtone Music
  • Genre(s): Folk, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk, Alternative Folk
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Blossom
Forgo your hope save it from the ashes of the will you wrote everything passes away Hold out for what you thought you were making Just long... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Aug 31, 2015
    95
    The result is a record that feels as weighty as a work of literature, but also as enveloping and beautiful as the best albums that the folk music genre has ever produced.
  2. PopMatters
    Aug 31, 2015
    80
    Old fans of Gundersen’s EPs and Ledges might want something that seems less polished, as well as songs that dive even deeper into religious matters--this is not a somewhat inaccessible indie album. It is, however, melancholy beautiful pop that explores some of living’s hard questions.
  3. Magnet
    Aug 31, 2015
    80
    These songs benefit from Gundersen’s past, yet leave hope (some of it, at least) and genteelness behind in a cloud of ambient smoke. Good. [No. 123, p.59]
  4. AllMusic
    Aug 31, 2015
    70
    While Carry the Ghost is a sullen work, with lyrics that deal head-on with reality, and processing rather than wallowing, Gundersen hits a beautifully wistful sweet spot in tone both lyrically and musically.
  5. Blurt Magazine
    Nov 11, 2015
    60
    For all its shattered circumstance, Carry the Ghost makes the most of its heavy baggage.

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  1. Platendraaier
    Nov 23, 2015
    8
    Noah Gundersen made a great choice to pick up his second solo album for the sound of an entire band. He manages to expand his vocal range inNoah Gundersen made a great choice to pick up his second solo album for the sound of an entire band. He manages to expand his vocal range in the songs where the guitars and drums building up the volume. However, his personal ghosts are the ones who gives the album the deepening to get more out of the words and sounds. The questions of life and his personal development forms the beautifully elaborate melodies and the violent dislocations. His young age giving him the opportunity to experiment in music, like his inspiration Neil Young. With his personal experiences still in his memory, he knows how to say goodbye in his music to the ghosts of the past and takes a fresh look in continuing his musical path. 7.9/10

    Full Review: http://www.platendraaier.nl/albumrecensies/noah-gundersen-carry-the-ghost/    … Expand

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