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Jan 30, 2013The 36 minutes of Mid Air [is] a masterpiece.
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Jan 30, 2013Mid Air amounts to 14 enigmatic variations on this mood, just piano, voice, the occasional pale moonbeam of orchestration, which miraculously never feels monotonous or morose.
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MojoJan 30, 2013A 2am album of sheer, devastating beauty. [Jun 2012, p.86]
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Jan 30, 2013It's an unashamedly middle-aged affair, from the quietly moving affirmation of devotion in "Two Children" to the comforting reverie of "I Remember You".
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Jan 30, 2013On Mid Air Buchanan has consoled us with signature world-weary comfort and has done so finely.
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Jan 30, 2013Don't leave") and humbles him on "Two Children" ("Watch as I fall down to my knees"). The former frontman of U.K. darlings The Blue Nile isn't well-known in the States, and who knows if he'll ever get his due here--he's already 56. But with Mid Air, he's certainly given himself a shot
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Jan 30, 2013Many Blue Nile classics whispered their way to five minutes without outstaying their welcome, and there's plenty here that could have done the same. It's a minor quibble, however, when an album sounds as lovingly crafted, honest and subtly passionate as this.
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Q MagazineJan 30, 2013The accompanying impression of sincerity is enough to save unashamedly sentimental tunes such as Wedding Party and Two Children from mawkishness. [Jul 2012, p.96]
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Jan 30, 2013There are certainly times when a bit more instrumentation (a cello, some percolating percussion, a lyrical guitar solo) would have enhanced the presentation.
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