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- Summary: The second full-length release for the Montreal folk quartet was recorded and mixed by Ryan Freeland.
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- Record Label: Secret City Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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| I was holding my breath when the tightrope walker slipped into the moon glow Saying all my children, follow me Maybe it's time to go You can be... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Oct 10, 2014A record that prefers to build up intensity before letting it ebb away, doling out flashes of propulsive rhythm in snatches and grasps rather than in the four-on-the-floor anthemic grooves favoured by so many bands these days, Sleeping Operator feels out of time, apart, distinct.
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Oct 10, 2014Most impressive is how the band synthesizes diverse instruments and rhythms without appropriating or grasping for novelty.
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UncutNov 11, 2014Ultimately the Barrs sound like themselves. [Dec 2014, p.71]
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Oct 10, 2014The end result is a mix of African influences and devilish American folk for dancing around the campfire.
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Q MagazineOct 10, 2014There are less stirring points--England, for instance, never really seems to move, and album closer Please Let Me Let It Go is a little too somnambulant. [Nov 2014, p.104]
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MojoNov 7, 2014Accomplished, shiny, but hard to get excited about. [Nov 2014, p.102]
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