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Nov 16, 2011Freeclouds has a little more up its sleeve than either a clear break from Tanton's past or a simple extension of it.
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Dec 5, 2011Freeclouds is an impressive set start to finish, and one of the most satisfying pop records you're likely to hear this fall.
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Under The RadarDec 13, 2011Freeclouds is a moody and earthen gem. [Oct 2011, p.108]
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Nov 17, 2011Tanton's strengths are his ear for hooks and his brassy vocals, which lift the choruses on Freeclouds to billowy levels of '70s radio-pop splendor.
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Nov 16, 2011Even with a few missteps, Tanton's put together a collection showing that he's capable of memorable work, and likely to produce more of it.
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Dec 20, 2011Even with such varied ideas, Tanton maintains a careful balance, resulting in a fully realized album.
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Dec 8, 2011All these twists and turns threaten to render Freeclouds a somewhat scattershot affair, but somehow Tanton manages to make it all cohere.
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Nov 16, 2011Freeclouds channels a seesawing mix of Americana and psychedelic electronics.
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Nov 16, 2011Freeclouds balances strummy, acoustic campfire sensitivity with sweeping, anthemic rock a la sometime tour mates in the War on Drugs, tipping both styles into wild, mildly psychotropic territories.
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Dec 2, 2011Freeclouds seems to be a culmination of many different ideas and styles all brought together in one album, and this diversity of sound is exactly what makes the album work so well.