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A deeply thoughtful and obviously personal album.
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Auer may have the lower profile of the two lead Posies, but he's every bit the artisan his bandmate is-- and his solo debut is ultimately a satisfying listen.
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UncutA fine showing. [Jul 2006, p.84]
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The care Auer put into Songs is audible for the entire disc.
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This is a more mature, Baroque record, at times reminiscent of the best, new wav-ish tracks from The Posies' 1998 album, Success.
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Under The RadarThis is Jon Auer at his best. [#13, p.83]
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Paste MagazineMost of Songs balances caustic lyrics with beautiful power-pop interludes. [Jun/Jul 2006, p.119]
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Songs From the Year of Our Demise never achieves the crunch or the sugar highs that still makes Posies records so addictive, but it never really needs it. This is pop for adults.
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An album of cloudy-day pop that's hard to top.
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MagnetLeadoff track "Six Feet Under"- with its whispery falsetto chorus skewered by the ominous plea, "Call me when you're six feet underground" - is among the catchiest and most emotionally exposed songs Auer has ever recorded. [Jul/Aug 2006, p.86]
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It's an album that has far more potential for emotional resonance than musical discovery. The arrangements contain few surprises, and the handful of simple acoustic performances quietly outshine the more elaborate productions.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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Feb 11, 2012
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AmandaBMar 1, 2007By far the best record to come from the Posies clan! I only hope the next one doesn't take 6 years to come out!
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RyanSJun 11, 2006As good as the best Posies album, surpasses all of fellow bandmate Stringfellow's solo releases.