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Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
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  1. 90
    This album is too good to dally over, because it's so good, jaw droppingly good, not a false note in the bunch kind of good.... Record of the year stuff.
  2. Apr 9, 2012
    80
    New Wild Everywhere conveys a new maturity for the GLS, showcasing the assembled talents of the members, and highlights promises of even better things to come in their future.
  3. Apr 5, 2012
    80
    The result is a poppy, polished, triumphant record augmented by backup vocals and violin from new member Miranda Mulholland.
  4. Apr 3, 2012
    80
    Jokes are fairly hard to come by on a record chocked with sleepy, lilting stomp-alongs like these, but fortunately the gaps are filled by warmth, quality and not a little fiddle-playing.
  5. Apr 3, 2012
    80
    When Dekker and company mate them with the spare and echoing folk of "The Knife," the rollicking, steel-and fiddle-driven country rock of "Changes With the Wind," or the stately swell of the "Quiet Your Mind," they produce something of understated yet resonant beauty.
  6. Apr 13, 2012
    75
    At times, the country air's so strong you can smell the hay/freedom. Far more often, though, Dekker and company find the sweet spot.
  7. Apr 3, 2012
    75
    Great Lake Swimmers' mix of clean, '70s-style country rock with Old World European grace is never less than inviting.
  8. Apr 3, 2012
    70
    The result is their most mature and polished LP to date.
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  1. May 26, 2012
    6
    Great Lake Swimmers is best known from a very subdued, almost lethargic compositions. Even the most famous song - "Rocky Spine," concludesGreat Lake Swimmers is best known from a very subdued, almost lethargic compositions. Even the most famous song - "Rocky Spine," concludes with a note of melancholy itself. The bigger surprise is the latest album - "New Wild Everywhere" which, by both: the title track and songs such as "I Think That You Might Be Wrong" or "Changes With The Wind" shows the new positive - and much more melodic style of the band. The album is not lacking, of course of typical ballads - just mention "The Great Exhale" or "The Knife". Full Review »