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- Summary: The sixth album for the Andrew Kenny-led band is their first for Canadian label Arts & Crafts.
- Record Label: Arts & Crafts
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 15 out of 20
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Mixed: 5 out of 20
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Negative: 0 out of 20
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Set Free is a triumph, full of tunes that affect well beyond their modest means.
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It shimmers and sulks, adding a rich dimension to the group's already delicious sound.
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It remains to be seen whether this is the record for which American Analog Set's fans have been waiting a decade, but Set Free is definitely one of the most consistent, mature albums they've made to date.
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This is the most engrossing American Analog Set album in six or seven years.
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For existing fans, they'll either be happy to hear another assured rehash of the band's classic sound, or disappointed that it's just a rehash.
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Set Free’s singularity is also its greatest flaw, and a band that adheres to a formula as strictly as the AmAnSet does to its will never make a masterpiece, despite the fact that every track on this album is good.
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UncutPleasantly discreet, resolutely unengaging. [Oct 2005, p.107]
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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NickSSep 25, 2005
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T-WiLLOct 19, 2005
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