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- Summary: Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott of Fleet Foxes and Crystal Skulls joined with Ian and Peter Murray of The Christmas Cards to release their debut EP as Poor Moon.
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- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Genre(s): Country, Americana, Indie Rock
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Positive: 2 out of 7
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Mixed: 5 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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May 4, 2012As a sampler, the EP does its job wonderfully--introducing Poor Moon and whetting the public's appetite for a full-length album.
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Apr 17, 2012The songs on Illusion are detailed on the whole, but remain lightly so in other aspects.
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Apr 17, 2012It's a fantastic soundtrack for a slow-moving morning after a long night of misbehaving.
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Apr 17, 2012Illusion is a slight effort by any standard, even the most fair: the bar set by the prior work of the band members themselves.
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Apr 17, 2012Illusion is simple and retro-sounding, and as a short first record, it shows promise for future albums from this group of old friends.
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Apr 17, 2012Shedding much of the Spoon influence of Crystal Skulls, Poor Moon follow the same rustic backwoods folk path as Fleet Foxes.
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Apr 17, 2012Illusion is a decent release, but it doesn't differentiate itself from anything Fleet Foxes would have written.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 0 out of 1
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Mixed: 1 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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May 13, 2012
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