Texas Rose, The Thaw & The Beasts
by Castanets
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  1. Ben
    Feb 1, 2010
    8
    I'd written off Castanets a few albums back, but randomly gave this a listen. And I'm SO glad that I did. It's an excellent bunch of songs, and one of the most underrated albums of 2009.
  2. amylorraine
    Jun 28, 2019
    10
    I love every Castanets album, but this one is special. I’ve always said that Raposa makes records in which no hair is out of place; even on Cathedral—spacious, open, spare, a little ramshackle—no snare kick or cymbal hit, key pressed or chord strummed, sounds as if it could exist in any other configuration (despite the often-wildly different arrangements Raposa and his rotating bandI love every Castanets album, but this one is special. I’ve always said that Raposa makes records in which no hair is out of place; even on Cathedral—spacious, open, spare, a little ramshackle—no snare kick or cymbal hit, key pressed or chord strummed, sounds as if it could exist in any other configuration (despite the often-wildly different arrangements Raposa and his rotating band members play during live shows). Texas Rose is a lush, full record, different… Expand

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. cokemachineglow
    70
    Deeply individualistic, dark and woebegotten, one can’t help but root for his continued presence seemingly regardless of his efforts.
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  2. Delusions of Adequacy
    80
    There’s a certain kind of magic going on here and it needs to be accounted for.
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  3. Pitchfork
    68
    Overall, Texas Rose, the Thaw, and the Beasts is a good mood record, a midnight opus that sounds great while it's playing but doesn't much travel with the listener beyond its runtime.
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