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- Summary: The debut album for the Canadian indie artist, who was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize in 2007.
- Record Label: Secret City
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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It's gorgeous from start to finish.
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Five Roses is far from mere homage. This is the work of a precocious and incredibly ambitious songwriter who is playfully navigating the history of pop music.
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Graham Van Pelt has provided us with us with the blissful whimsy needed to enjoy the dandelion tufts of summer with carefree trust.
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It isn't everyday one comes across an honest, and honestly surprising, set of love songs such as this.
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There are some stretches of instrumental filler, but for the most part (and particularly in the case of tracks like 'Maybe Lately,' 'Little Trees,' and 'Hold Your Secrets to Your Heart') Miracle Fortress'debut is a thing of rare beauty.
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Van Pelt teases enough sonic frontiers and has enough madcap charisma to mildly triumph where others would have failed.
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Five Roses is certainly not a poor album--it's largely enjoyable, in fact--but it fails to inspire awe or create any sense of joy. It’s too slight, and too meandering
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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lintoJan 23, 2008One of the most underrated albums of 2007.
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GuillaumePopFeb 2, 2008Underrated, totally!
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