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- Summary: The second solo release for the Saint Etienne singer features guest appearances from The Rails and Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire.
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- Record Label: Cherry Red
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 2 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Jun 15, 2015It’s Red Kite’s little touches (the sighs on The Mutineer; the nods to modernity on I Close My Eyes) that ensure it lingers in the memory.
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Jun 11, 2015Working with Edwyn Collins producers Carwyn Ellis and Seb Lewsley, these pastoral acoustic ballads are intimate and innocent.
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Q MagazineJun 11, 2015The follow-up to 1997's Lipslide proves worth the wait. [Jul 2015, p.104]
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Jun 11, 2015Red Kite is bound to be a hushed, understated, and at times rather lovely soundtrack for the (hopefully) balmy summer days ahead.
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Jun 18, 2015On occasion, it gets a little too pleasant, but, when the songs soar, it’s an infectious listen and, with the prospect of summer sunshine ahead, it will serve to soundtrack hazy days.
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Jun 16, 2015She keeps up her end of the bargain, writing a batch of heartfelt songs and delivering them with her always lovely style.
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Jun 18, 2015There are some familiarly sunny pop moments on here, including Hearts Are For Breaking, which trundles along like a Deborah Harry solo single, and the rather nice Take The Silver, a nu-folk single in the making, featuring The Rails and including a brilliant three-part vocal chorus.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Jun 21, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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