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Jan 24, 2012Provincial is fully formed-far closer to a Weakerthans album--and with some different collaborators to add some new textures, especially chamber arrangements.
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Feb 17, 2012Samson's words are the star of the show, and their ornate depictions of rural Canada, soft romantic devotion and computer programming make Provincial a quietly beautiful experience.
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Jan 20, 2012Still on offer are his immaculately crafted lyrics and preoccupation with place.
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Jan 20, 2012Slightly more reserved (nothing on the record quite reaches the energy of "When I Write My Master's Thesis"), it is nevertheless capable of things a Weakerthans record might not always be.
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Mar 6, 2012His inaugural gathering of bona-fide solo work summons an aura of full-blown tranquility.
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Feb 1, 2012Provincial is an immensely enjoyable album, to be sure, but the suspicion lingers that it could've been pushed into "career highlight" territory with just an extra little push.
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Jan 26, 2012It could easily pass for one of the group's previous efforts. Anyone familiar with the Weakerthans' catalog will realize immediately that's a good thing.
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Jan 20, 2012It's a sharp effort taken in pieces, but as a whole, it's a little lacking.
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Jan 24, 2012While impeccably recorded and at times sumptuous, his simple compositions are often in need of a GPS [because they wander].
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Feb 16, 2012Samson doesn't break any new ground on Provincial; it's familiar stuff, warm and well-worn. That means it can be alternately immediate or unexciting, sometimes within the same song.
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Kerrang!Feb 6, 2012It's the quirky structures and finely drawn lyrical observations that provide the real hooks here. [28 Jan 2012, p.53]