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  • Summary: The latest album for the singer-songwriter was inspired in part by the town of La Grande, Oregon.

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
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  1. PopMatters
    Mar 16, 2012
    90
    It is a truly beautiful album.
  2. This Is Fake DIY
    Feb 10, 2012
    80
    Wonderfully courageous, Gibson's reflections make her latest record her most accomplished work yet.
  3. All Music Guide
    Jan 24, 2012
    60
    Gibson's reedy voice lacks power, especially when she forces the Ella Fitzgerald affectations, but when she dials back the theatrics and exposes the talented singer/songwriter within, as she does on the sweet and soulful "Milk-Heavy, Pollen-Eyed," the results are downright magical.

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  1. Utahpolis
    5
    Didn't really grab me for some reason. Laura Gibson sings just fine, but the songs come off more as mood music then something that really drew me in. Maybe it was the atmospheric production; lots of upright bass very prominent in the mix and plenty of CB radio effect on Laura's voice. I listened to a bit of Laura's previous album, Beasts of Seasons, and the sparse mix with her voice front and center was much more effective than what happened with this album's producer trying to do too much.… Expand
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