Some Are Lakes
by Land of Talk
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9

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  1. ders
    Oct 22, 2008
    9
    Beautiful vocals. A little like an indie Edie Brickell Mezmorizing, raw backing tracks. Brilliant.
  2. DannyV
    Oct 24, 2008
    9
    Land of Talk opened for a Broken Social Scene concert I attended a couple weeks ago. Hadn't heard of the band before, but they were a very nice treat. Gotta love the hotbed of talent coming out of Montreal. Picked up the album and was not disappointed.
  3. Ricko
    Oct 14, 2021
    7
    A good mix of sweet vocals backed by muddy guitars, "Some Are Lakes" has plenty to satisfy the lover of indie music. The influences are worn on the sleeve but there is enough originality to keep me coming back. It arguably lacks truly killer songs but instead is an album that could be described as a solid collection. "Death By Fire" and the title track were the highlights for me butA good mix of sweet vocals backed by muddy guitars, "Some Are Lakes" has plenty to satisfy the lover of indie music. The influences are worn on the sleeve but there is enough originality to keep me coming back. It arguably lacks truly killer songs but instead is an album that could be described as a solid collection. "Death By Fire" and the title track were the highlights for me but overall well worth multiple listens.… Expand

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Lost At Sea
    90
    Far removed from the desolation I feel surrounded by, Land of Talk's first full-length album's sense of hope, grounded in realism, is at once reassuring and encouraging.
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  2. NOW Magazine
    60
    Ultimately, LOT’s songs will dictate their trajectory, and principal songwriter Liz Powell sounds mostly up to the task.
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  3. Pitchfork
    69
    As violent, plaintive, and ultimately conflicted as anything she's already written ("I know how to kill but I hate how it feels."), many of Powell's lyrical sketches are of the blood red, open-heart-surgery variety, a word set her producer knows well.
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