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- Summary: Although the former Folk Implosion and Sebadoh member has recorded solo discs before under the name Sentridoh, 'Emoh' marks his first release under his own name. It includes six home-recorded tracks as well as eight new studio cuts recorded with producers Mark Nevers, Josh Schwartz and Wally Gagel.
- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Puzzle | |
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It's a puzzle that served us well I think you're funny and you love my smell Not enough, a lifetime of stuff we could want We were simply buried... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 23
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Mixed: 8 out of 23
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Negative: 1 out of 23
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SpinOn these subtly lovelorn songs, his voice quavers with a grounded, lived-in authority. [Feb 2005, p.92]
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UncutHe delivers 14 sweetly sombre neo-folk tunes that reveal just how subtly pervasive the man's influence really is. [Mar 2005, p.108]
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Emoh is one of the first surprisingly great albums of 2005.
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New Musical Express (NME)Where once lo-fi underachievement stifled Barlow's outsider pop genius, 'Emoh' abandons dictaphones to the dustbin and sees Lou documenting his wonderful, incisively literate pop songs with something resembling sheen. [5 Feb 2005, p.51]
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But while it's appealing to hear Barlow sound so contented as he approaches middle age, Emoh can't help but lack in the emotional immediacy so typical of Barlow's earlier, non-eponymous work.
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It lacks both the lurching DIY energy and emotional intimacy of his more rough and ready recordings.
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Alternative PressAs singer-songwriters go, Barlow's not worthy to make a Starbucks run for Conor Oberst, Jim White, Joseph Arthur or Chris Carrabba. [Mar 2005, p.122]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 7
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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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JasonFMar 3, 2005
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RussellWJan 26, 2005Great record, lovely songs -- sincere, confident, no-frills. A must for Lou Barlow/Sebadoh fans.
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ErichSMar 16, 2005
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brianmMar 10, 2005
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allenmMar 24, 2005
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jasoncApr 24, 2005easy to dismiss at first listen i've grown to love this set of songs.
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[Anonymous]Mar 31, 2005
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