Tales From Terra Firma - Stornoway
  • Band Name: Stornoway
  • Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Mar 19, 2013
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71 out of 100

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6.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: The self-produced second release for the British folk-pop band was mainly written in a camper van in Oxford.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. The Guardian
    Mar 7, 2013
    100
    Stornoway make unconvincing space rockers--but that's the only caveat about a triumphantly expansive album.
  2. The Observer (UK)
    Mar 11, 2013
    80
    It's an ambitious step forward for the band (who hail from Oxford, not the Outer Hebrides) and, though only 44 minutes long, it feels like a bit of an epic.
  3. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Mar 11, 2013
    80
    [Tales from Terra Firm] ought to be the one that separates the Oxford quartet from the indie-folk bandwagon and kicks them a few steps up the ladder to being Mumfords-sized.
  4. Q Magazine
    Mar 12, 2013
    60
    There are eager minds at work here. [Apr 2013, p.110]
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  1. Ross93
    9
    This is a great album. I really love how Stornaway are progressing. I enjoyed their first album and Tales From Terra Firma is a definite step up. You won't be disappointed if you buy this album… Expand

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