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72 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: The sixth album for the Andrew Kenny-led band is their first for Canadian label Arts & Crafts.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Prefix Magazine
    90
    Set Free is a triumph, full of tunes that affect well beyond their modest means.
  2. Magnet
    90
    Set Free is no rehash, simply an album whose parameters are clearly defined in order that its interiors can be brought to life. [#69, p.86]
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  3. Under The Radar
    60
    There are some good tracks... but after 10 years and now their sixth full-length, you would think the band would just get bored making so much of the same music. [#11, p.109]
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
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  1. NickS
    8
    Good album, much better than Promise of Love. I don't quite understand the comparison to Know by Heart however, if it sounds like any of their albums it would be the Golden Band. Loved the instrumental track especially, If you've listened to AmAnSet before, then you know what this album is like and you know that it will be good.… Expand
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  2. T-WiLL
    8
    A consistent album on the whole that nicely compliments their back catologue. Slightly less hookier than their past album, "Know By Heart", however, the single "She's Half" will be a fixture on many mixed cd compilations in the future.… Expand
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