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72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

  • Summary: The third studio release for the folk-inspired rock band led by Taylor Goldsmith was produced by Jacquire King.
  • Record Label: Hub Records
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock, Alternative Country-Rock, Roots Rock
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From a Window Seat
I'm buckle in my seat belt, plug my headset in a chair And to the music, I watch flight attendants move They are pointing out the exits, but it looks... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. It’s the sound of a young band coming into their own unique musical niche and making the record they’ve been reaching for since they first hit the scene in 2009.
  2. Uncut
    Apr 9, 2013
    80
    Dawes come into their own as an articulate, self-assured SoCal rock band. [May 2013, p.69]
  3. Apr 15, 2013
    80
    [A] quietly gripping, deceptively gleaming record.
  4. Apr 9, 2013
    72
    Stories Don’t End is crisper and more overdubbed, sprawling a tad where the first two albums flowed seamlessly.
  5. Apr 9, 2013
    70
    Stories Don't End barely registers upon the first spin (it's easy pop for the millennial generation), but if given the time to percolate, it produces a damn fine cup of coffee.
  6. 60
    Stories Don’t End is smoother than a drive down to Malibu with the Eagles chilling in the back seat.
  7. Mojo
    Aug 13, 2013
    40
    A move to their own label sees them lose the plot entirely, sliding into the stodgy AOR navel gazing of From A Window Seat and listless choogling. [Sep 2013, p.90]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. BKM
    Apr 10, 2013
    7
    The third album from the Los Angeles based roots rock revisionists doesn't feature as many instantly catchy tunes as 2011's Nothing is Wrong.The third album from the Los Angeles based roots rock revisionists doesn't feature as many instantly catchy tunes as 2011's Nothing is Wrong. However, Stories Don't End is as comforting and reassuring as a warm pacific breeze and, if nothing else, finds the band very assured of their songwriting and their overall artistic direction. Expand