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- Artist(s): 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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- Record Label: Dead Oceans Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 21 out of 26
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Mixed: 5 out of 26
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Negative: 0 out of 26
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Mar 8, 2012The strongest album of their career thus far.
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Mar 12, 2012The Clearing demonstrates an increase in the trio's breadth and scope, similar to Iron and Wine's The Shepherd's Dog, but minus the studio wonkery.
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MojoMar 22, 2012Bowerbirds at their least bucolic, both expanding and focusing on a sound that is as timeless as The Band. [Apr 2012, p. 89]
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Mar 5, 2012Although somewhat too sleepy at times, the album's journey of personal admittance uses the instruments strategically to ignite little bursts of hope and newness.
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Mar 15, 2012Gorgeously flawed, The Clearing is a quiet triumph.
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Mar 7, 2012Rock tropes work well for them. They shouldn't be afraid to embrace that in perpetuity.
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Apr 12, 2012The Clearing is nothing if not the sound of a band discovering a new home, musically, emotionally, and physically. The sound is far bigger than either of the previous fingerpicking-heavy records.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 2
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Mixed: 1 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Feb 15, 2014
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Mar 31, 2012
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