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  • Summary: The second full-length release for the duo of Zoë Randell and Steve Hassett was co-produced with the National's Aaron Dessner.
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  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk
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Gold on the Leaves
Gum trees put me at ease Their tall grey limbs, their sheltering green And though I like to roam far Sometimes I long to be where I'm from The... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
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  1. Jul 17, 2014
    90
    Luluc's attention to detail and careful songcraft are apparent yet the music slides comfortably by, revealing its true depth with repeated listens.
  2. Magnet
    Aug 6, 2014
    80
    Luluc has indie credentials to spare, but all that really matters is that this music is impossibly delicate and deeply beautiful. [No. 112, p.59]
  3. 80
    This quaint duo has created a bold and unapologetic record that stands out as the best of its kind for quite some time.
  4. Mojo
    Aug 20, 2014
    80
    Restrained but emotionally compelling songs. [Sep 2014, p.93]
  5. Jul 17, 2014
    70
    It might occasionally makes for heavy listening, but Passerby skilfully turns quiet melancholy and dignified sadness into a thing of subtle beauty.
  6. Uncut
    Aug 11, 2014
    70
    Passerby is an acoustic record of great subtlety and warmth, so much that it overcomes the chick-lit preciousness of Randell's lyrics. [Sep 2014, p.75]
  7. Jul 23, 2014
    49
    The result is a strictly passerby album: one that is heard and then quickly forgotten.

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