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Ixora
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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 23 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the first studio release in six years for the indie rock band led by Aaron Marsh.
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  • Record Label: Tooth & Nail
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Contemporary Christian, Religious, Alternative CCM
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Is it the sweetest song I've ever heard? You're singing in your native tongue, and how I long to be there within your words. How I long to be your... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Dec 17, 2014
    100
    Quite simply, there hasn’t been a Copeland album as complete as Ixora.
  2. Rock Sound
    Dec 17, 2014
    70
    Ixora is an impressive revival that shows there’s life in these stalwarts yet.
  3. Alternative Press
    Dec 17, 2014
    70
    It's a fairly strong, welcomed return from one of the decade's best bands of its kind. [Jan 2015, p.91]
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  4. AllMusic
    Dec 17, 2014
    70
    Ixora (the name comes from a type of flowering plant common in Florida) finds Copeland embracing a more mature subject matter than they did on their early albums (as befits men in their mid-thirties), but with the same moody and thoughtful musical approach that marked their best-known work.

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  1. thewindowseat
    May 18, 2015
    10
    If you don't find yourself choking back lumps in your throat by the time "Ordinary" simmers down, you should really check your pulse. AfterIf you don't find yourself choking back lumps in your throat by the time "Ordinary" simmers down, you should really check your pulse. After that, good luck making it to "In Her Arms You Will Never Starve". The whole album is all one well crafted heart on a sleeve for you to interpret.… Expand
  2. JohnGoodman49
    Jul 13, 2015
    10
    Album is a breath of fresh air. I didn't expect these guys to make an album so vast, but this exceeded my expectations. Reminds me a lot ofAlbum is a breath of fresh air. I didn't expect these guys to make an album so vast, but this exceeded my expectations. Reminds me a lot of Radiohead's Kid A. Electronic music perfection… Expand
  4. BrushedRed
    Feb 22, 2015
    10
    Copeland's best album!! Every song is just brilliant. I didn't think they'd top You Are My Sunshine but they certainly have with this album.Copeland's best album!! Every song is just brilliant. I didn't think they'd top You Are My Sunshine but they certainly have with this album. I'd recommend songs, but then I'd just list this whole album. Deserves way more than a 77.… Expand

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