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- Artist(s): Brian Jones, Chris Forbes, Keith Hanlon, Jon Beard
- Summary: The Texas folk rock band's concept album recorded in a Columbus, Ohio, garage in 2008 is the final album with violinist Noel Sayre, who died in a swimming accident.
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- Record Label: Misra
- Genre(s): Folk, Alt-Country, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Country-Rock
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Jun 21, 2011It's hard to believe Don't Blame the Stars has been floating around for more than three years. Hard to believe because, a) It's a terrific album that a label should have snatched up earlier, and b) It's eerily prescient.
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MojoAug 30, 2011Stars offers deep dreamlike comfort, undercut by the melancholy violin of founding member Noel Sayre, who tragically died during the album's recording. [Sep 2011, p.96]
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Oct 5, 2011You are moved nearly to tears while also being provoked to think about the very act of a song moving someone to tears.
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Jun 21, 2011DeCicca's delivery, alternately grim and genial, sometimes averages out into nonchalance, and some of the black humor in these lyrics is a bit funnier on paper than on the record itself. But he's always been sort of a tricky read as a singer, allowing Sayre's ever-present violin to hammer home the emotional content, and Don't Blame the Stars finds the two neatly complementing one another.
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Jun 21, 2011Other than the annoyances listed, Don't Blame the Stars is an enjoyable, fairly well-executed album of decent Americana songs. No more, no less.
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Jun 21, 2011While The Black Swans' sound is well suited for regretful laments about antidepressants and anxiety, the band is at its best when it lightens up a bit. Given the background of Don't Blame The Stars, perhaps that's too tall an order.