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- Summary: The second full-length release for the Oklahoma indie rock band led by Cameron Neal was produced by Thom Monahan.
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- Record Label: Bella Union
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Jan 19, 2017In short, Trials more or less achieves the goals the band set with Fear.
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Jan 6, 2017In its tales of life in mountain towns, of love declared and not returned, of hard decisions made, it has an honesty and a sense of wildness and isolation. It’s all quite beautiful.
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Jan 25, 2017Overall a tweaked follow-up that's likely to bring along existing fans, Trials & Truths is like a puffy chair with a window view; it doesn't demand attention but offers thoughtful escape.
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Q MagazineJan 6, 2017There's nothing fatally wrong with Trails & Truths--and fans of bearded cosmic Americana will find much right with it. What Horse Thief really need to rustle up, though, is their own distinct identity. [Feb 2017, p.115]
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MojoJan 6, 2017Trials & truths is a diffuse experience. [Feb 2017, p.94]
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Mar 15, 2017Neal restrains throughout, even on the aggressive moments of "Evil's Rising" and poppy stutter of "Difference," but closing triptych "Mountain Town," "Million Dollars," and "Sante Fe" lulls with folksy ballads and harmonies that drop any earned momentum.
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Jan 26, 2017At a time when artists such as William Tyler are driving Americana into fascinating and strange territory, this is too timid by half.