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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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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Jun 19, 2013Overseas 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.
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MagnetJul 17, 2013Overseas 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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Jun 19, 2013A wonderful album, in which everyone comes together without losing what is special about each.
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Jun 19, 2013It’s a coherent, engaging experience.
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Jul 12, 2013Perhaps 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.
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Jun 27, 2013The 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.
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Alternative PressJun 25, 2013The pieces don't always fit comfortably together, but the picture remains remarkable. [Jul 2013, p.102]
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