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- Summary: The debut full-length album for the indie Australian group was coproduced with Mike Myers and recorded between touring.
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- Record Label: PIAS
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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| My deary singing so long to yourself ....in the kitchen you're making my wrong ideas feel her stroke my skin oh love, don't let it beat you oh love,... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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UncutJul 15, 2011Despite stuffing their saddle bags full of choice musical cuts old and new, The Middle East somehow contrive to sound like nobody but their own sweet selves. [Jul 2011, p.86]
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MojoDec 12, 2011A collection of songs which rings with the same deeply felt, universal truths of Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago and Ryan Adam's Heartbreaker. Chillingly authentic. [Aug. 2011, p. 100]
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Jul 15, 2011Of course, it could have potentially been trimmed down and rearranged slightly more efficiently, but for an official debut full-length, it's a wonderful achievement and a more than worthy listen.
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Jul 15, 2011They don't quite conjure the heart-slowing plod of Pecknold's mob on their second album.
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Jul 15, 2011I Want that You Are Always Happy is an honest sound, one with as much darkness as it has light, and though it slows too much in spots, the record has more than enough compelling moments to bring you back for future spins.
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Jul 28, 2011The result is a melancholy brew.
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Q MagazineJul 18, 2011They do succumb to indulgence--most pointedly on bloated eight-minuter Deep Water--but if you're prepared to allow them, they're just about worth it. [Jul 2011, p.116]
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