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MojoYou sense they need a couple of pure pop gems that the Mary Chain had submerged within the noise to perfect the classic sound they aspire to. [Jun 2005, p.95]
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Though The Duke Spirit lack the Tex Avery mania of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs or the eye-bulging strutting confidence of Polly Harvey, they do have an easy way with structured reverberative grooves.
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The Duke Spirit end up being cock-rock without the cock, the guitars strutting, posing and providing an inconsequential background against which Moss tries to prove she's as good as the boys.
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UncutRetains a uniform ambience of savage, unsmiling riffing. [Jun 2005, p.114]
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Blender[Moss'] raw, husky delivery [is] able to turn even throwaway lines like "I swam to the bottom of the sea for you/I climbed to the top of the trees for you" into high drama. [Apr 2006, p.111]
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Even on repeated listens, the search for the showy dazzle of The Killers, the lyrical tomfoolery of the Kaiser Chiefs or the sheer stadium smartness of Franz Ferdinand proves fruitless, and it becomes apparent that, in an age where indie's proving to be the stronghold of overachievers, 'Cuts Across The Land' may have missed its moment.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 2 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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timFeb 20, 2007Great record. Her voice is pure and lovly
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GinaTMay 9, 2006Cuts rocks and swings, has personality, and and updates beautifully tastemaking sounds!
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MichaelMay 8, 2006seriously one of my favorite albums this year . . . really fun band live.