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- Summary: The second full-length collaboration between Kim Krans and her husband/guitarist Jonny Ollsin (with contributions from bassist Scott Hirsch) was produced by Dan Rossen of Grizzly Bear.
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- Record Label: No Quarter
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Negative: 1 out of 8
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Sep 13, 2012Grace and Lies is a terrific disc and the signal of a strong new talent, but far too often the entire effort feels like a solo album and a vessel to showcase Krans' alto voice.
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MagnetAug 23, 2012Heavy, haunting and wholly captivating. [No.90 p.56]
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Aug 22, 2012Listening to Grace & Lies can be taxing; it feels at moments like succumbing slowly to emotional frostbite. But Krans and Ollsin stir in a few furtive warm pockets to keep their record from freezing over.
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Aug 22, 2012Grace and Lies is at its best when opposing ideas collide into each other.
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Sep 20, 2012Grace & Lies works best when it lays it on thick - opting for textures over latticework -and is least successful when it strips back and relies on its acoustic-folk undercarriage. Thankfully, the former predominates.
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Aug 22, 2012Powerful growth propels the music on Family Band's debut album, yet they always seem to find themselves returning to a cloudy depth, drenched in deep thought and dark notions.
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Under The RadarAug 22, 2012It rarely displays much spirit, or even a pulse. [Aug/Sep 2012, p.122]