When The Devil's Loose - A.A. Bondy
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75 out of 100

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  • Summary: This is the second solo album for the former Verbena lead singer.

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  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
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  1. The Boston Phoenix
    88
    Most of the songs light up, shine for a while, and pull back so suddenly that you feel a little betrayed. It's a shame these dry lullabies didn't surface earlier in our dreary summer.
  2. Spin
    80
    The pace and tenor occasionally resemble the Bataan Death March, but Bondy’s gorgeous melodies, vivid imagery, and haunting voice keep you pressing on.
  3. Q Magazine
    80
    A tightly constructed record, its hushed instrumentation and Southern Gothic lyrics give it a melancholic mood, one that Bondy handles beautifully. [Dec 2009, p. 117]
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  4. Drowned In Sound
    60
    In the hands of a different producer maybe the material assembled for When The Devil's Loose could step forward into something more Technicolor, as its faults are minor, but they are the faults which separate merely pleasant albums from great ones. As it is, When The Devil’s Loose is the former.

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