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While there are tracks of beauty and wonder, there are duller moments too, where the history that First Aid Kit derive their music from overwhelms their songs, reminding us always of what came before.
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There are a couple of indifferent songs, and the musical arrangements behind those amazing voices are sometimes a little underwhelming – but amazing they remain.
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MojoFirst Aid Kit's debut sounds like a signifier of greater things to come. [Mar 2010, p.90]
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In the 40-odd minutes that follow, the sisters' simplistic, repetitious song structures may start to grow stale, and their fine but unfussy folk instrumentalism may seem less than inspiring, but those harmonies are never far from hand, ensuring that The Big Black and the Blue is never less than an entirely pleasant listening experience.