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Laulu Laakson Kukista - Paavoharju
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85 out of 100

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9.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

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  • Summary: This is the latest album for the Finnish rock band.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. cokemachineglow
    84
    Maybe that's the real spiritual value of the album: rather than impress their personal convictions, the band acts as a conduit for all these forces to combine and radiate like a prism.
  2. Almost Cool
    83
    Paavoharju have put together an entrancing second release.
  3. Pitchfork
    83
    Laulu connotes this youth, motion, and playfulness in various states of repair and construction, and it does so by alternating well-formed, multi-faced pop songs with abstract head-scratchers, each component as warmly evocative and strangely necessary as the last.

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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. TroyD.
    10
    Absolutely Incredible group, and indispensible album. Perhaps the most significant musical discovery since I first heard the Animal Collective. Best album of the year.… Expand
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  2. GabrielC
    10
    This album si so spiritual, beauty and have many diverse tastes of music, from the techno-folk song of Kevätrumpu to memorable pop songs like Tyttö Tanssii, the best album of 2008, great.… Expand
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  3. AndreaG
    10
    This album is so pure, amazing, and beautiful, the songs are so mystical and sounds like a Dead Can Dance, this is magic. Highlight Songs: The freak folk techno from the beauty "Kevätrumpu" , the beauty violins from "Tuoksu Tarttuu Meihin", the beauty dark electro-gothic from "Kirkonväki" and the 80's pop from "Uskallan". Album's Centerpiece: The master pop folk track from "Tyttö Tanssii" ("A Girl Dances"), sounds like a sunny and beautiful more than Belle And Sebastian, lyrics like a wonderful poem, and this song its really perfect. One of the best songs from 2008, The Top 2 SONG FROM 2008!! ONE OF THE BEST ALBUM FROM 2008 SO FAR.… Expand
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