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- Artist(s): Molly Hamilton, Robert Earl Thomas
- Summary: The six-track EP for the Brooklyn-based indie rock band was produced by Kevin McMahon.
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- Record Label: Captured Tracks
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Positive: 5 out of 7
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Mixed: 2 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Oct 30, 2013Track for track, Swamps just might be Widowspeak's most consistent work yet.
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Oct 31, 2013What 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.
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Nov 7, 2013Widowspeak seem to have found a home in the swamps, and now they're inviting us in to set awhile.
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Oct 30, 2013Smoke 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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Oct 30, 2013Largely acoustic, it is a drowsy, potent EP.
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Oct 30, 2013The Swamp packs some surprises, and enough solid tunes to make it a worthy companion to Almanac.
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Nov 1, 2013The EP’s six tracks waft through speakers like the haze that envelopes South Florida during the controlled burns of the Everglades each fall.