Emerald Forest and the Blackbird
- Swallow the Sun
- Band Name: Swallow the Sun
- Record Label: Fontana/Universal
- Release Date: Feb 14, 2012
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Sep 5, 201270Emerald Forest and the Blackbird is far and away Swallow the Sun's most theatrical release.
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Sep 5, 201270Like all of the best Swallow the Sun songs past, these are invariably lush, powerful, cathartic musical statements; rich in texture, multiple emotions, and even nuance, but we'd be lying to call them revolutionary, or even seriously evolutionary.
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Sep 5, 201260It's a good album, but one undone by its more extreme moments. [25 Feb 2012, p.52]
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Sep 5, 201250The thing about Emerald Forest and the Blackbird, though, is that it has no logical direction and no cohesive force, despite its strong and intriguing concept.