The Pond - The Pond
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  • Summary: The debut release for folk singer Kathryn Williams, Simon Edwards of Fairground Attraction, and British singer-songwriter Ginny Clee as The Pond was mixed by Portishead's Adrian Utley.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
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  1. musicOMH.com
    Jul 18, 2012
    80
    Her debut with The Pond is a commendably excellent example of an established artist making a real step forward.
  2. Q Magazine
    Oct 12, 2012
    80
    A welcome surprise. [Jul 2012, p.113]
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  3. BBC Music
    Jul 18, 2012
    80
    There's nothing vague or routine about this elegant, charming and quietly profound record.
  4. Uncut
    Jul 18, 2012
    60
    Her acoustic leanings have been ditched in favour of a moody, downtempo sound, full of eerie loops and elctro-bleeping. [Jul 2012, p.80]
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  1. Zelvenskiy
    9
    I started listening to this album and I felt as headaches began to disappear, and the mood and mind to rise. Good medicine is'nt it? Better than antidepressants.… Expand

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