User ratings in Music are temporarily disabled. More info
- Summary: This is the second solo outing for the former Archers Of Loaf and Crooked Fingers frontman.
- Record Label: Saddle Creek
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
- More Details and Credits »
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 8 out of 14
-
Mixed: 6 out of 14
-
Negative: 0 out of 14
-
FilterYou want this album. [#21, p.98]
-
Most of To The Races is arresting and alive, filled with little moments--a snaky violin, a warm harmonica, a lilting melody--that serve as reminders of how important the concept of "performance" can be.
-
With folky guitar picking, lush harmonies and sophisticated melodies, this album is a must-have for all of Bachmann's fans.
-
In spite of its flaws, To the Races charms with its somber atmosphere.
-
Paste MagazineGone is the orchestral saturation that sometimes bogged down Crooked Fingers, replaced by gnomic acoustic folk that's stark to the point of nudity. [Oct 2006, p.84]
-
The main problem is that, after about seven tracks of this stuff, it grows a bit repetitive.
-
UncutBachmann's gruff uniformity is, in the end, difficult to love. [Dec 2006, p.101]
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 4 out of 5
-
Mixed: 1 out of 5
-
Negative: 0 out of 5
-
DanielLOct 4, 2006
-
-
JohnNSep 1, 2006
-
-
[Anonymous]Aug 27, 2006
-
-
StevenGSep 6, 2006This really is a powerful album.
-
-
JeremyFSep 14, 2007
-