- Record Label: Full Time Hobby
- Release Date: Jul 17, 2015
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Dec 23, 2015Under Branch & Thorn & Tree is a hypnotic sojourn to be sure, one that rewards repeated listens with a sense of lofty liberation.
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Jul 20, 2015The richness of Crain’s voice and the elegant simplicity of the musical arrangements bring drama to these stories. And the striking imagery of her lyrics finds beauty and pathos in the details of downtrodden lives.
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UncutJul 9, 2015A deft patchwork of stories and impressions largely drawn from first-hand experience. [Aug 2015, p.72]
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MojoJul 9, 2015Her beautifully compassionate songs are cradled in gentle, melodic arrangements from ever-inventive producer John Vanderslice. [Aug 2015, p.94]
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Jul 9, 2015If there is a criticism to be made, it is that at times the whole thing can be a little too low-key.
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Jul 28, 2015Crain’s effortless yet potent vocal is the centre of things, as she seems to sing about making a box for herself to hide in, appropriating what is normally a downhome positive genre for her own more maudlin ends.
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Jul 9, 2015A bit of good-time boogie on 'Big Rock' is the only release of tension. Otherwise this is intimate country-folk that's utterly seductive in its stillness.