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  • Band members: Phil Moore
  • Summary: The third album recorded at Justin Vernon's studio with Brian Joseph for the North Carolina trio is said to be bigger, bolder, and broader than previous releases.

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  1. Positive: 21 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Beats Per Minute (formerly One Thirty BPM)
    Mar 8, 2012
    84
    The strongest album of their career thus far.
  2. Paste Magazine
    Mar 12, 2012
    83
    They've always had a rich, full sound. But now, it's larger, more grandiose.
  3. Q Magazine
    Mar 14, 2012
    60
    Their rough edged-folk has been planed a little smoother, and a breakthrough seems feasible. [April 2012, p.90]
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  1. AlexxTrusc
    6
    Recorded in Justin Vernon's studio, third album of Bowerbirds - "The Clearing" is somewhat the essence of folk. We can find a carefree, but also pathetic "Tuck In The Darkness", "In the Yard" - referring to the recent doings of Bon Iver, or purely acoustic "Walk the Furrows". Components of the songs such as the bridges in the "Brave World" at times did not stick to the main axis, thereupon listener gets rather chaotic compositions. However, ignoring these minor shortcomings "The Clearing" can be stated as a good album.… Expand
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