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Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings
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Positive: 21 out of 22
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Mixed: 1 out of 22
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GuyHJan 11, 2007This seems to upset people but here goes... this album does have a similar sound to the more restrained songs on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. This is not a bad thing. The album is pretty solid - the vocals are merely functional at times though.
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ReubenFDec 18, 2006The stand out track of this LP 'Orchids' is a cover of a Psychic TV song of the same name, which is a little disappointing to discover. However, songs like 'Spider's House' and 'A Chinese Actor' are good without being brilliant, the whole album is consistent and their sound has a lot of promise.
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tlDec 10, 2006Where does Alternative Press get off giving Roots & Crowns a 4/10? Then, they go and give the most recent Ben Kweller CD a 10/10 (nothing personal, Ben). Jesus! What a bunch of idiots! How mainstream do you have to be before you're not allowed to use "Alternative" in your title?
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FrankTheTankDec 6, 2006I'm bias. Califone is one of my favorite bands and i think this album is incredible. Alternative Press better take their ritalin.
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Fisherman'sWifeNov 27, 2006
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paulNov 27, 2006i whole heartedly agree with tristram - this band is taking americana to places wilco only wishes it could. i think the main thing missed by critics is that this record isn't a "pop" record - it's a collage of the future of american music. gets better with every listen. within my top 3 easily.
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jonnykNov 20, 2006Absolutely hypnotic, multi-layered, gorgeous, modern, handmade with acoustic, electric and digital sounds...warm and comfortable and instantly familiar Deja vu for the soul.
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BrianSOct 20, 2006This album is awesome, but you MUST see this band live at some point.
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ConchsoundOct 18, 2006Kind of a snooze. I still enjoy the fact that musicians like this are still out there with heart and attention in their music. I just don't understand why their melodies and inflections are everywhere but in their voices. Call me jaded. I'm just bored with boring singers. I'm guilty though, I have a short attention span.
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TristramCOct 17, 2006
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ToddWOct 12, 2006
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mattOct 12, 2006While many of the "taste-maker" bloggers drooled all over Grizzly Bear's Yellow House, they seem to have forgotten about this record. While they are stylistically somewhat similiar, this one is not only a much better album, it is surely among the top 5 or so of the year.
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owlbearOct 11, 2006Excellent, excellent work.
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chiefnOct 11, 2006Pretty darn good, but I like Heron King Blues a tad better.
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HighHatOct 11, 2006Probably their best yet.
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JackPotOct 10, 2006Freakin' superb.
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Paste MagazineThe band's best collage of cross-bred eras yet. [Oct 2006, p.75]
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UrbThe studio noodling on Roots & Crowns sounds fittingly organic and effortless. [Oct 2006, p.117]
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Califone are continuing the progressive refinement of their roots, giving an assured argument for the possibilities ignored by folk musicians enslaved to tradition and a smart recall to all the forward-thinking others who have moved too completely and arrogantly on.