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  • Summary: This is the debut release from the indie group formed by David Bazan of Pedro the Lion; Will Johnson from Centro-Matic; and brothers Bubba and Matt Kadane after the death of Vic Chesnutt.
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  • Record Label: Undertow
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Slowcore
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Paste Magazine
    Jun 19, 2013
    80
    Overseas truly feels like an effortless collaboration that isn’t about each member but the whole. Whether you’re already a fan to any of its members or not, you’ll find something new and refreshing in Overseas.
  2. Magnet
    Jul 17, 2013
    80
    Overseas hits all the soft spots of longtime fans, while cohering easily into a new and striking whole. [No. 100, p.57]
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  3. Blurt Magazine
    Jun 19, 2013
    80
    A wonderful album, in which everyone comes together without losing what is special about each.
  4. Delusions of Adequacy
    Jun 19, 2013
    80
    It’s a coherent, engaging experience.
  5. Consequence
    Jul 12, 2013
    80
    Perhaps unintentionally, perhaps not, Bazan, Johnson, and the Kadanes leave us in a solemn haze by utilizing little more than two tastefully composed guitar lines. They lead us from the noise and the pain of the previous nine and a half songs, credits rolling, reminding us that the best-written music rarely requires tricks to incite its intended affect.
  6. Austin Chronicle
    Jun 27, 2013
    67
    The combination of the Kadanes' fraught underpinnings and Johnson's crooked harmony on "Here (Wish You Were)" and "Came With the Frame" make for some of the most unnerving work of his career. The shadow of the late Vic Chesnutt looms large as well.
  7. Alternative Press
    Jun 25, 2013
    60
    The pieces don't always fit comfortably together, but the picture remains remarkable. [Jul 2013, p.102]
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  1. Toes
    Jun 21, 2013
    9
    If you like any of the artists involved, chances are you'll like this somehow. Bazan and Johnson balance they're songwriting approach off ofIf you like any of the artists involved, chances are you'll like this somehow. Bazan and Johnson balance they're songwriting approach off of each other, but the real heroes are the Kadane brothers. They're such tasteful musicians.… Expand