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- Artist(s): 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.
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- Record Label: Glacial Pace Recordings
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock
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Positive: 3 out of 8
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Mixed: 5 out of 8
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Oct 24, 2011Minor quibbles are easy to overlook on a record that is, the majority of the time, flawlessly executed.
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Oct 24, 2011Ruins mostly sticks to compelling, pretty surfaces and leaves the demons in the background.
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Oct 24, 2011As stirring as it is absorbing, Talkdemonic's music is an engaging set of blended fusion that is a solid step forward.
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Oct 24, 2011The rock instruments--drums, keyboards and guitar--set the framework, but it's the chamber music instrument that blows the doors down.
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Under The RadarNov 3, 2011With 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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Oct 24, 2011Unfortunately, there's not much here to distinguish Ruins from the group's previous work, and too few of these compositions stick once the album is done.
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Jan 19, 2012Although I prefer the rougher edges of earlier efforts, this is Talkdemonic's best mixed and most expansive record to date.