Orangefarben - Sea of Bees
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  • Summary: The second full-length album for Julie Ann Baenziger as Sea of Bees was written after a breakup.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
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  1. The Independent (UK)
    Apr 16, 2012
    80
    Standouts include a heartbreaking cover of "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and the haunting murmur of "More".
  2. musicOMH.com
    Apr 16, 2012
    60
    When it finds itself so hopelessly in thrall to lost love, the record can cross a line into mawkish self-pity, the classic pitfall of many a confessional breakup album, and its appeal can then wear thin.
  3. BBC Music
    Jun 1, 2012
    60
    She's an undemonstrative talent, certainly, but there's understated to the point of blending into the background – which is where much of Orangefarben sounds disappointingly at home.
  4. Under The Radar
    Jul 9, 2012
    50
    The melodies are still sweet and her voice us still shrewd, but Orangefarben gets in its own way too much to cut deeply. [Jun 2012, p.155]
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