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- Summary: This Gainesville, Fla.-based five-piece band, which mixes indie rock and alt-country with a bit of electronica, features John Orth, who also appeared on the 2002 release by the Modest Mouse side project Ugly Casanova. Brian Deck produces.
- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Alt-Country
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 9
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Mixed: 0 out of 9
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Negative: 0 out of 9
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Repeated listening reveals Holopaw to be both a richly textured and profoundly moving record, one of the year's first truly mesmerizing folk albums.
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A lesson in subtlety, 10 songs of abstract musical impressions that foil today's connect-the-dots pop.
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Holopaw's cover art and Depression-era script logo might be indie-folk standard issue, but the music contained within is a refreshing, effective new use of the boundaries: a wood-paneled Powerbook.
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That's not to say that Holopaw isn't good, because it is -- it's ethereal and earthy -- but it's definitely not a record to listen to while you're, say, cleaning your house or on a road trip.
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A delicate, contemplative union of indie rock, country, and electronica.
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Much of this record is quietly beautiful, and its laments gather weight with repeated listens.
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For a debut album, this is extremely strong.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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kenlFeb 12, 2003Best of the Year
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StevenAJan 22, 2005Incredible. The sincerity of the album surpasses so much of the ironicly snide indie rock of today.
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JoeDMay 4, 2003
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megansJun 1, 2004beautiful. "hula-la" has a profound effect on me.
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robertodApr 11, 2003Great album, it has become one of my more listened to CDs.
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Jul 2, 2013
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