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The results breathe that same rarefied air as Nick Drake or Vashti Bunyan.
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It may be an unexpectedly traditional and conservative album, but it’s also an unexpectedly beautiful one.
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A record of remarkable beauty.
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A collection of slow, sad, stately songs whose obvious studio smarts are dwarfed by a big bleeding folkie's heart.
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But Homesongs is not simply a procession of trembling troubadour tunes. For each turn of boxwood fragility, there's also one of bold and confident songwriting.
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Q MagazineWith its soft lilts and cracked delivery, his rusty voice presses the same emotional buttons as Shane MacGowan and Arab Strap's Aidan Moffat. [May 2004, p.98]
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Nothing less than a whole new world will do, and Adem has created just that.
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Whilst his voice is nothing spectacular, its cracked but caring harmonics match the song material to a T, and when he strains for some of the notes, you feel the intensity of his need to convey the emotion in his lyrics rather than any irritation at his limitations.
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Rather than tinkering with tradition, he expands upon it with computer-generated hums and bleeps, tambourines and glockenspiel, warming the stark acoustic sound.
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Homesongs is his minor key playground, filled with masterpieces in the making. All you have to do to enjoy them is slow... down...
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A stunning solo debut.
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He uses a roomful of instruments and toys to turn the album into a homemade pop symphony.
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MojoAn open, emotionally congruent record that never tries to be clever and yet rarely seems dull. [Apr 2004, p.99]
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[A] mesmerizing debut.
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[A] lovely debut album of hushed folk that may be one of the best things in this sort of genre that I've heard in some time.
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Pulling every sound to its limit, Adem’s debut is glorious in its scope, maintaining a contemplative stride through bare instrumentation.
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It’s an atmospheric and tender record, and although you have to wait for each line you never lose patience.
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Alternative PressStripped-down and understated. [Sep 2004, p.136]
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A good and often great debut.
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[A] lovely album of folk-tronic lullabies.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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LeeRApr 21, 2006Superb debut album, can't wait to hear more.
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petepAug 3, 2004