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- Summary: On their second album, the three-piece from London--including former Verve guitarist Erland Cooper--continue to create musical poetry with atmospheric soundscapes.
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- Record Label: Yep Roc
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Q MagazineMar 29, 2011Cinematic, crammed full of literary allusions, odd time signatures and mature-in-wood musical textures, Nightingale is a record that will haunt you if you let it. [Mar 2011, p.110]
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Mar 29, 2011Like the trio's eerie, 2010, eponymous debut, 2011's Nightingale feels like a relic that's been spruced up, remixed, and then planted back in the earth for some future generation to stumble upon, crack open, and germinate a scene with.
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Mar 30, 2011Clearly steeped in the great tradition of the British folk song, yet able to combine its structure and ethos with rock rebellion from both classic psych and more recent guitar rock, Erland & The Carnival's Nightingale is a distinctive exemplar of folk revivalism for the age of indie.
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Mar 29, 2011It's hard to discern their true mission, but Nightingale is best when it traffics in the modest pleasures of a memorable melody or a pointed lyric.
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Apr 5, 2011On Nightingale, Erland And The Carnival succeed in integrating a variety of musical styles into a distinctly old-world vibe.
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UncutMar 29, 2011The band's one weakness lies in the voice of Orkney folk obsessive Erland Cooper, a thin, plain instrument that fails to engage. But the unpredictable, symphonic arrangements of "Emmeline" and the title track make exciting connections between ancient and modern with a dark nonchalance, [Apr 2011, p.80]
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MojoMay 2, 2011The vocals are mostly too downmix, the lyrics too inaudible or too banal. [Apr 2011, p.101]
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