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  • Summary: The second release for the Nashville-based duo of Stewart Bronaugh and Joshua Jaeger includes bass clarinet, cello, and violins.
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  1. Feb 26, 2018
    80
    The result builds nicely upon the group's heretofore psychedelia-dipped brand of indie rock, and retains much of their longstanding devotion to the late singer/songwriter Elliott Smith. This atmospheric, bedroom orchestral aesthetic also brings to mind more vintage touchstones like Nick Garrie's 1969 cult-classic The Nightmare of J.B. Stanislas, and even some of Donovan's more esoteric recordings.
  2. Feb 26, 2018
    70
    The whole collection works to move beyond predictable conclusions though, and as a result, each listen holds a new discovery.
  3. Feb 26, 2018
    60
    With a tracklist as tight as Tape Recorder, moments of indulgence are hard to stomach. When a song comes together, though, Lionlimb give their inspirations a run for their money.
  4. Feb 26, 2018
    50
    Tape Recorder is an apt name for its unvarnished sophomore LP, which resembles a demo.