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Apr 5, 2012It's an interesting listen but doesn't leave a strong impression.
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Mar 22, 2012While there's no doubt that Port of Morrow is well crafted, then, it fails because it is ultimately unmoving, and what Mercer has gained in style and execution is overshadowed by the album's lack of either invention or sincerity.
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Mar 20, 2012Even if the Mensa-folk crew feel dumbed down on, there's just enough Mercer magic on Morrow to light up your local drop-in centre.
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Mar 20, 2012Port of Morrow seems much more a step sideways than forward for Mercer, not so much a dramatic comeback but more a compilation of greatest hits masquerading as new songs.
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Mar 19, 2012It's the very definition of "not bad", but surely there's some urgent paint you need to watch drying instead?
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Mar 19, 2012Ample evidence of why Mercer's songs are so widely cherished. But there remains something a little clinical about the efficiency with which he dispatches these studies in perky wistfulness.
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Mar 19, 2012Port of Morrow captures Mercer in a different era, and although questionable at times, it's a fruitful adventure that requires a little swinging and paddling.
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Mar 19, 2012The results are hit or miss going forward.
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Mar 16, 2012'Port Of Morrow' is a glorious and confident return, even if it lacks a little darkness at times.
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Mar 15, 2012If it's not an album to turn the listener into a screaming proselyte, there's still enough magic to make it worthwhile.
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MagnetMar 12, 2012There's a brighter sheen to the new Shins ... [yet] too often feels like Mercer's straining and striving when he used to be quirky and charming. [No. 85, p.51]
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May 7, 2012"Bait and Switch," the best song on Port of Morrow, recaptures some of this eager, joyful glee; but in my opinion, the rest of the album holds none of these virtues.
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Mar 19, 2012The latest full-length from the latest version of The Shins has some amazing songs.... But it also has some of the worst songs The Shins have ever produced.
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Under The RadarJul 9, 2012An aesthetically perfect long play er that dithers in the background. [Jun 2012, p.155]
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Mar 29, 2012Overall: Fair.
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Mar 19, 2012For all the talk that's bound to come up over the album's production, Port of Morrow's problem isn't 't have a whole lot at stake.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 63 out of 79
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Mixed: 14 out of 79
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Negative: 2 out of 79
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