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  • Band members: Kevin O'Connor, Lisa Molinaro
  • Summary: The fourth album for the Portland duo of Lisa Molinaro and Kevin O'Connor is the first on Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse fame's label.
  • Record Label: Glacial Pace Recordings
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. cokemachineglow
    Oct 24, 2011
    76
    Minor quibbles are easy to overlook on a record that is, the majority of the time, flawlessly executed.
  2. Blurt Magazine
    Oct 24, 2011
    60
    The rock instruments--drums, keyboards and guitar--set the framework, but it's the chamber music instrument that blows the doors down.
  3. Consequence of Sound
    Nov 10, 2011
    60
    Ruins succeeds a little more often than it fails, and one should look no further for a new playlist to accompany a late study session or classy dinner with some hip friends.
  4. Under The Radar
    Nov 3, 2011
    60
    With a few great epics, some nice ear candy, and an abundance of mood, they're serving up the usual like bartenders. [Oct 2011, p.108]
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