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  • Summary: The husband-and-wife Swedish duo's third album was recorded with an Icelandic choir.
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Peeling Off the Layers
There in the day come to me Straight into my arms I try to hold it But it just ran through my fingers The ocean They come to me Straight into my... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. The noises on Rivers, while off-beat, are more or less pleasurable, not testing the listener--instead introducing them, guiding down the increasingly sealed-off world the record builds for itself.
  2. The EPs are kept distinct on two separate discs. Whilst they vary in texture and mood, they also work remarkably well together, as if representing two sides of the same coin.
  3. Mojo
    80
    Rivers is a record that will haunt you long after you've heard it. [Sep 2010, p.99]
  4. 70
    Wallentin has reined in her seductive-foghorn voice, and Wildbirds & Peacedrums are a more subtly compelling band for it.
  5. By the force of their musicianship on Rivers, however, Wildbirds & Peacedrums manage to own that risk as one of their greatest assets.
  6. Under The Radar
    50
    While still incredibly beautiful, the addition of a choir in the first half has neutered much of the duo's original appeal. [Summer 2010, p.81]

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