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Stirrat and Sansone revisit the immaculate production of their previous work, but with greater cohesion and broader instrumentation.
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There's a musical landscape between Simon & Garfunkel and Devendra Banhart begging to be found in the here and now, and the Autumn Defense has settled in, sentimentality and all.
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Circles (2003) was heartier fare, just as starry-eyed and unabashedly romantic but more focused and elegant. It’s a better record, to be sure, but that doesn’t make The Autumn Defense a bad one.
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MagnetOh, what fey-but-fecund pleasures lurk in the grooves of the group's third full-length. [#74, p.91]
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The sound is still thoroughly Stirratt and Sansone; breezy melodies are everywhere, as well as winsome lyrics about life and love. It’s just that now the Autumn Defense are sounding more like the All Music Guide to Popular Music rather than just a folk duo in the vein of Simon and Garfunkel.
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While The Autumn Defense lacks the deeper sense of purpose of a neo-soft-rock band like Midlake, the insinuating "This Will Fall Away" and the pristine "Simple Explanation" run deeper than homage.
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A showcase for some undervalued compositional chops.
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Under The RadarThe album evokes the kind of warm starry-eyed sentiments that actually made soft rock work. [#16, p.90]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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PendepomoApr 9, 2007
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BradleySMar 29, 2007