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In A Safe Place - The Album Leaf
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71 out of 100

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6.9 out of 10

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  • Summary: Classically-trained guitarist Jimmy LaValle, who has played on albums by Tristeza and Black Heart Procession in addition to his own Album Leaf project, traveled from San Diego, CA to Iceland to record this third Album Leaf disc as a guest of Sigur Ros. Members of Sigur Ros, Mum, and Black Heart Procession appear on the album.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Junkmedia
    100
    LaValle demonstrates that he is one of post-rock's strongest artists.
  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    100
    This isn't an edgy, experimental record. It instead explores human nature through conventional tonality and flow, delicately combining melancholy, detachment, and exhilaration.
  3. Under The Radar
    60
    A night spent listing to In A Safe Place still begs one question--"Why didn't I just play Agaetis Byrjun instead?" [#7]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 5 out of 11
  1. ChrisL
    10
    What a phenominal CD. Everything about it is amazingly well put together. It begins and ends effortlessly and takes you for a ride that is so celestial and strange that you'll want to come back again and again. I think of it as the moments after a night of partying before falling asleep and before waking up hung over.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. Steve
    10
    the more you listen the more you realize what an incredible album this is. Great to listen to before bed.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. JessicaJ
    2
    Nothing like Sigur Ros. Should not be a canidate for comparison.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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