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- Summary: The fifth full-length studio release from Arthur Jeffes' Penguin Cafe was co-produced by Robert Raths and mixed by Tom Chichester-Clark and Aviv Cohen.
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- Record Label: Erased Tapes Records
- Genre(s): New Age, Classical Crossover, Contemporary Instrumental
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Jul 7, 2023The Penguin Cafe’s conviction that it will be fine before eleven is clear in this album. Its sunny musical disposition, vibrant rhythms and eloquent melodies make it their best since Arthur Jeffes revived the name.
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MojoJul 7, 2023Signs of life: abundant. [Aug 2023, p.82]
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Jul 18, 2023Listen and you’ll feel a smile tugging at the corner of your mouth. The music is rigorous but fun.
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Jul 7, 2023Even in these more saccharine moments, however, it's hard to dismiss the album's optimistic spirit. With Rain Before Seven..., Penguin Cafe acknowledge grief and loss but prefer to express joy and positivity.
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Jul 14, 2023Rain Before Seven… is designed to feel hopeful and positive, reassuring rather than challenging: music for the world that should or could be, rather than the grim reality. But it’s ultimately a vision of a heaven where nothing much happens.
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UncutJul 7, 2023Finds itself caught between emulating the original's enviable qualities and overhauling its almost four-decade habits. [Aug 2023, p.36]
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Aug 2, 2023
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