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71

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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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Q Magazine
    Oct 12, 2012
    80
    A welcome surprise. [Jul 2012, p.113]
  2. Jul 18, 2012
    80
    There's nothing vague or routine about this elegant, charming and quietly profound record.
  3. Jul 18, 2012
    80
    Her debut with The Pond is a commendably excellent example of an established artist making a real step forward.
  4. Mojo
    Jul 18, 2012
    60
    What started out as playful downtime in the studio soon blossomed into a set of poetic urban folk songs. [Jun 2012, p.86]
  5. 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. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Jul 31, 2012
    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? BetterI 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. Collapse