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- Summary: The latest album includes guest appearances by Constellation artists A Silver Mt. Zion, members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Fugazi's Guy Picciotto.
- Record Label: Constellation
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Positive: 10 out of 13
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Mixed: 3 out of 13
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It’s one of the richest and most satisfying of his storied career.
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North Start Deserter, however, is in a class of its own.
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Under The RadarNorth Star Deserter marks Chesnutt's eleventh full-length and proves he still knows how to craft a masterpiece. [Fall 2007, p.78]
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The WireThe [guest] musicians have the good sense to know when to let Chesnutt's dry-leaf vocals and muted acoustic guitar carry the songs, and when to swell up and bring heightened Gothic intensity to the feelings of melancholy and dread. [Oct 2007, p.55]
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On North Star Deserter, the musicians working with Vic Chesnutt serve as collaborators rather than simple accompanists, and they've truly brought out the best in one another; this is powerful, adventurous music that's as challenging as it is beautiful, and ranks with Chesnutt's finest work to date.
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The more succinct songs on North Star Deserter sound like a return to the dark woods after years in the city.
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MojoNorth Star Deserter is unrestrained and always affecting. [Nov 2007, p.106]
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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BrandonM.Oct 20, 2007
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