Until Spring
- Wild Palms
- Band Name: Wild Palms
- Record Label: One Little Indian
- Release Date: Apr 12, 2011
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Apr 8, 201170Heartfelt and compelling, with Jones nurturing every last drop of creative sweat, Until Spring is a romantically epic album, lovingly pieced together by a compelling band.
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Apr 12, 201160Ambitious and crackling with smart riffs, the end result achieves a brooding intensity all of its own. [Apr 2011, p.111]
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Apr 12, 201160Their literate, grandly melancholic '80s-influenced rock rarely transcends familiar reference points, but Lou Hill is a passionate, distinctive vocalist. [Apr 2011, p.103]
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Apr 8, 201160There's the sense that Wild Palms are a band who desperately want to create their own world but Until Spring never quite manages to draw you fully into its bubble.
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Apr 8, 201150Only on 'Caretaker' and 'Not Wing Clippers' does their third eye briefly blink; for much of the rest of this debut, the outlook's grey.
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Apr 12, 201140This lot, however, aim for anthems, armed with zero melody. [Apr 2011, p.100]
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Apr 8, 201140Limp and uninspiring, this is a disappointing effort considering the potential the band initially showed back in 2009.