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Q MagazineSep 28, 2011Frontman Brian Fallon serves up a mostly restrained and as a result more resonant set as an opening salvo for The Horrible Crowes. [Oct 2011, p.123]
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MojoSep 27, 2011Fallon tempers the rancour with expertly crafted tunes. [Oct 2011, p.97]
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Alternative PressSep 27, 2011Perfect for night drives on long, winding roads. [Oct 2011, p.107]
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UncutSep 23, 2011The primary revelation of Elsie is Fallon's voice. [Oct 2011, p.90]
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Kerrang!Sep 22, 2011Layered and controlled, Elsie is an album comprised of fine music and superior lyrics. [3 Sep 2011, p.51]
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Sep 22, 2011It's a beautiful end to a touching, tragic album.
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Sep 22, 2011While a more harder-edged and rougher sound certainly could have upped the ante a bit and helped the songwriting talents of Brian Fallon reach a wider audience that would most likely have required an entirely new band, and this is after all "only" a side-project--but it's a very fine one, worthy of attention from both newcomers and already converted.
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Sep 22, 2011While this is sometimes just a soft focus version of Gaslight's bruised romanticism, his weathered tenderness makes it stick.
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Sep 22, 2011Elsie is nostalgic, contemplative, and persistent; it's also one of 2011's best.
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Sep 22, 2011This is the best record released so far this year, and there very likely will not be one that can top it.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 12
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Mixed: 3 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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