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- Summary: The second solo release for Broken Social Scene's co-founder Brendan Canning was produced by Sarah Haywood and Steve Singh.
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- Record Label: SQE
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 8
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Mixed: 5 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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MagnetNov 27, 2013It's Canning's guitar work that makes Chill hum, and the embellishments are enough to separate it from the growing crop of Fahey followers. [No. 104, p.53]
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Oct 8, 2013[A] likeable, meandering, bedroom parlor-pop outing.
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Oct 8, 2013This is a bedtime record, in both the complementary and dismissive senses of the word: it invites you to relax and soothes like a warm cup of tea, but can cross the line into powerfully soporific territory.
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Oct 8, 2013He’s taken a sharply intimate and original turn from his debut solo effort and the result is a catalogue of 14--surprise!--super-chill tunes, consistent front to back, although none necessarily a standout.
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Oct 8, 2013By being so low-stakes, the album struggles to justify itself as anything more than a cozy sweater’s worth of songs.
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Nov 21, 2013At first, the minimalist acoustic guitar and Canning’s murmured vocals sound almost nonchalant, but his deft playing and nuanced arrangements elevate tracks like However Long and Bullied Days.
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Oct 9, 2013Sure, there are flashes of brilliance where studio trickery elicits intriguing headphone moments but these are by-and-large in the minority.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Nov 14, 2013
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