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Feb 16, 2011Although he has always been most highly touted for his expertise as a producer, White Wilderness is the first of Vanderslice's albums to sound like its production, rather than its songs, is the driving force.
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Feb 16, 2011Despite its lack of focus, the record's immediacy is also kind of charming, and there's something else about White Wilderness that makes me less inclined to toss it aside; only a few listens in, it's proven to be a grower.
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Feb 16, 2011White Wilderness feels like a record that could have become a compelling collection of wonky strum-along pop songs with imaginative and colourful instrumentation, but ultimately it's indebted to an over-complication of ideas in a collaboration that struggles to flourish the way it should do on paper.
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Feb 16, 2011This album simply lacks the impact that Vanderslice's trademark sound usually packs in abundance. The bare bones of his usually excellent songwriting are there, but it's more constrained by the orchestration than set free.