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- Summary: The fourth full-length release (and the first on Dead Oceans) from Indiana singer-songwriter Tim Showalter features contribution from J. Mascis and was produced by Ben Vehorn.
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- Record Label: Dead Oceans Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
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Woke Up to the Light | |
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I woke up to the light You woke up to my hand Reaching for the night We ran If the morning comes I will still be here Holding off the lines of our... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 18 out of 18
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Jun 24, 2014Showalter does Coldplay better than Coldplay has in a long time, delivering an invitation into his world through this profoundly affecting work of artistic necessity.
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Jul 7, 2014That an album that sounds this vibrant and thrilling came out of such dark circumstance is a testament to the songwriting skills of Showalter. Pain never sounded so good.
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Jun 27, 2014Throughout, Showalter comes over like a visionary risk-taker with nothing to lose, not to mention like a consummate frontman.
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Jun 24, 2014One moment--the Jason Molina tribute “JM”--is startling enough to forgive the clunking stadium-grunge workouts that seem, conversely, to be bringing Strand of Oaks to wider attention.
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Q MagazineJul 2, 2014Same Emotions, meanwhile, sounds like a lovingly recreated homage to the soft rock of Journey, Toto, et al. Best of all is his deeply personal tribute to the late Jason Molina. [Aug 2014, p.113]
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Jul 15, 2014This is, after all, a rock album, so don’t expect anything too innovative, but do expect moments of beauty and lots of writerly oversharing.
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Jul 10, 2014HEAL ultimately sounds like a transitional album, and as such reveals both unexpected strengths and weaknesses.
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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