The Swamps [EP]
by Widowspeak
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. AllMusic
    Oct 30, 2013
    80
    Track for track, Swamps just might be Widowspeak's most consistent work yet.
  2. Pretty Much Amazing
    Oct 31, 2013
    75
    What truly works is the band’s commitment to the skeletal framework of their music, Thomas’ authoritative picking coupled with Hamilton’s lilting voice, a sultry whisper that conveys desolation and wistfulness, both of which play major roles in many of these songs.
  3. Pitchfork
    Nov 7, 2013
    74
    Widowspeak seem to have found a home in the swamps, and now they're inviting us in to set awhile.
  5. Drowned In Sound
    Oct 30, 2013
    70
    Largely acoustic, it is a drowsy, potent EP.
  6. New Musical Express (NME)
    Oct 30, 2013
    70
    Smoke And Mirrors [is] a dense, torrid quicksand of clattering shoegaze chaos at the heart of this six-track stopgap between Brooklyn duo Widowspeak’s celebrated second album ‘Almanac’ and their soon-come third.

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