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Alternative PressSonically spacious and spontaneous, Rose City is an endlessly tuneful bouquet of beaty. [Jun 2009, p.102]
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FilterIt's not that Rose City has nothing to offer, it's just at its best when it's most forgettable. [Spring 2009, p.98]
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For Rose City, a kinda-sorta homage to their adopted hometown, they’ve brought on locals Evan Railton and Corrina Repp to beef up their sound--not that it needed beefing up, but it’s nice to hear them having fun with some talented pals.
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Created in mere weeks, it doesn't sound fussy or fussed over, and manages the tricky balance of audible intimacy without crappy bedroom acoustics.
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Despite such mix-tape worthy moments, Rose City is one of the band’s weakest overall efforts yet.
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The fifth album from this Portland, Oregon quartet (recently expanded from a married duo) is swathed in misty silver-and-blue atmospherics, but it's the songwriting, hooks, and escalating thrum of a capable rock band that pull listeners from each twinkling vista to the next.
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Rose City is not only the most unified album of Viva Voce's career, but it also contains the Robinsons' strongest collection of tracks. [Spring 2009, p.68]