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Saltbreakers - Laura Veirs
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78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics What's this?

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Portland, Ore-based singer-songwriter reunites with producer Tucker Martine (The Decemberists) for her sixth album, which is titled after her backing band.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    Saltbreakers is exceptionally strong, and it shows Veirs has more than just poetic whimsy up her sleeve.
  2. Dot Music
    90
    Veirs here is at the peak of her game, and as refreshing as a lungful of oxygen.
  3. Drowned In Sound
    60
    This is not as good as its predecessor.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. MattD.
    9
    Ok, that does it. I'm not even going to Pitchfork to try to learn about new artists. None of their reviewers knows what they are talking about. This CD has some enchanting songs where you can really use your imagination and visualize. But she also complements these songs with the sing-along song "Saltbreakers" and the punky "Phantom Mountain." A well rounded and inventive CD.… Expand
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  2. FlemmingF
    9
    Up there with her best (being Carbon Glacier). Catchy as hell.
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  3. thrownfree
    8
    Here's the problem with the pitchfork review: The writer, by his own admission, decided before he gave the album a chance--or even, probably, a listen--that it was imitative. It then goes on to fulfill his expectations. So, yeah, let's not even try to be disinterested. I found the album less obviously outstanding than Year of Meteors, but there's much to love. Far from "adult contemporary" instrumentation (as the pitchfork reviewer states), the musicianship is infectious, articulate, but never hints at either melodrama or a sterile, "boxed" studio sound. Though I loved YofM, I found some of Veirs' lyrics overwrought. Lyrically, this album is stronger, the images somehow more direct and less fussy.… Expand
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