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- Summary: Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie "Prince" Billy collaborated on this tribute release of songs by The Everly Brothers.
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- Record Label: Drag City
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 13 out of 16
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Mixed: 3 out of 16
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Feb 19, 2013There's a warmth and life in these songs that goes beyond tribute or reenactment.
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The WireFeb 15, 2013The most anomalous thing about What the Brothers Sang, a collection of Everly Brothers covers, is how sincere it sounds. [Feb 2013, p.52]
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Q MagazineFeb 14, 2013It's a revelation from start to finish and up there with Oldham's best work. [Mar 2013, p.107]
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Feb 19, 2013Not surprisingly, it's the less propulsive numbers that truly resonate on What the Brothers Sang, as Oldham and McCarthy sound less emotionally constricted at a more measured pace, and when they allow their muses to meet, as they do on highlights like "Breakdown," "What Am I Loving For," and the beautiful closer "Kentucky," the results are transcendent.
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UncutFeb 14, 2013The most peculiar aspect here is the sound of Oldham shaking off his customary moroseness in "Poems, Prayers and Promises" and "Milk Train" and positively radiating joie de vivre. [Mar 2013, p.75]
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Feb 27, 2013It’s a little overlong and occasionally flirts with being a vanity project, but What The Brothers Sang draws great strength from how much Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Dawn McCarthy clearly cherish these songs, and how much pleasure it gives them to share them with us.
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Feb 15, 2013On their tribute to The Everly Brothers, Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Faun Fables' Dawn McCarthy avoid the obvious hits in favour of more unfamiliar items from the brothers' repertoire.