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56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the British folk-rock band sees Andrew Davie and Kevin Jones becoming a duo with the departure of Joey Haynes in February 2016.
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Auld Wives
Auld wives lift Auld wives lift How have you gone here Where do you come from What do you tell I see his face I see his face carved deep into... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Jul 21, 2016
    80
    A record that's provided Bear's Den a new lease of life, allowing them to build on the solid foundations laid as a trio and create something that not only feels like a natural progression, but is also staggeringly pretty in the process.
  2. Jul 21, 2016
    80
    Undoubtedly this is a record which grips you, taking you on a journey and making you unwittingly invest all of your emotions just from one simple press of a button.
  3. 60
    There are a lot of underwhelming moments that come in tracks that don’t quite find the perfect marriage between conflicting styles. But Red Earth and Pouring Fire is an admirably ambitious album and presents Bear’s Den as a far more diverse, capable band that many would have previously thought.
  4. Jul 27, 2016
    60
    Ultimately, it is a decent return from a band who continue to show promise.
  5. Q Magazine
    Jul 21, 2016
    40
    The intro to the title track points more toward Foreigner, an impression that continues on the album as dull keyboards fill the spaces once plugged by more interesting acoustic arrangements. [Aug 2016, p.108]
  6. Jul 25, 2016
    40
    There’s nothing that really connects here; no flash of originality to distinguish them from any number of stadium emoters riffing on fantasies of the open road.
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Nov 29, 2016
    10
    Red Earth & Pouring Rain is a haunting track. The album marks a departure from Islands featuring more synth and electro. The effect isRed Earth & Pouring Rain is a haunting track. The album marks a departure from Islands featuring more synth and electro. The effect is stirring and shows what the band can do in addition to their accomplished largely acoustic debut. Highly recommend. Expand