Roots & Echoes
- The Coral
- Band Name: The Coral
- Record Label: Red Ink Import
- Release Date: Aug 6, 2007
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80Full of irresistible choruses and quirky surprises, it's the sound of a band fully deserving of star billing. [Sep 2007, p.90]
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Roots and Echoes is a brighter, considerably more settled record than previous outings, less inclined to meander skittishly into dub, mariachi and sea shanties.
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80Roots & Echoes is well worth the time and money.
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80Melody takes precedence on Roots And Echoes, and this makes it stronger and tighter than The Coral's previous releases.
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A wobbly start, but luckily The Coral are just finding their sea legs.
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70It would be crazy to suggest that Roots And Echoes is anything less than consistently fine, but from a band whose initial forays promised so much 'fine' doesn't quite cut it.
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70It may all seem a bit lackluster for a band that is known for being impulsive, but toning things down was actually an effective move to make.
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70The result is seductive and understated, with familiar '60s touches. [Nov 2007, p.116]
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Roots And Echoes is an album of songs with all the warmth and familiarity of old leather--and as strangely unexciting as that sounds.
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There is too much treading of water to say that The Coral has broken through their shtick to deliver on their considerable promise. [Fall 2007, p.78]
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A patchy return, then, from a band whose prolific status never looked in jeopardy before. While it's good to have The Coral back, it's unlikely that Roots And Echoes will win them any new converts.
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60They have emerged with identity still intact, marrying melodic '60s songwriting to Doorsian melodrama and garage rock mentality. [sEP 2007, P.110]
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60The band's decision to keep things on more orthodox tap seems to have been accomplished at the expense of some of their spirit.
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60The overall impression is of the Coral straightening up, ironing out the kinks and making music too well-mannered to have much character.
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60While Roots & Echoes has some ace moments, it steps back from the brink of insanity in a way they've never done before.
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52Sadly, Roots & Echoes' air of studious refinement sullies even its more cerebral material with schmaltzy gestures.
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J.D.B.9Their best record yet. It's a great merging of 60's freakbeat and their best song writing to create the best record of the year.
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HelenV10I love this record. It gets me in great mood,and is in my opinion the best record they released.