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Dec 9, 2011But while it's sometimes a little too understated for its own good, 100 Acres of Sycamore is a never less than a charming and emotive U-turn suggesting that Regan now realizes where his talents lie.
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Dec 2, 2011That warmth you're feeling come its close, try to hold onto it. It's a contentment few albums leave you with.
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Dec 2, 2011100 Acres... drips with sonic gloss.
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Jan 30, 2012The album's understated bleakness could be less uniform and more dynamic, but it's still a pleasant listening experience.
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Dec 2, 2011Yet, as a whole, the record has one obvious flaw: it's dreary.
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MojoDec 2, 2011A starkly beautiful unerringly poetic outing. [Sep 2011, p.100]
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Dec 2, 2011What Regan has unquestionably created is a landscape of wide-eyed, sincere beauty that is very much his own, delivered with a poise that few of his contemporaries can match.
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Dec 2, 2011You know those people who moon out of train windows, in love with their own picturesque melancholy? Fionn Regan's third album is like that.
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Feb 21, 2012Most of the time it's a joy to listen to.
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Dec 2, 2011There is a sameness to the songs and the arrangements. Yet this is also a compliment, as it shows the way the diverse topics blend together.
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Q MagazineDec 2, 2011There's preciousness here, but so what? Craftmen out to care. [Sep 2011, p.114]
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Dec 2, 2011The landscape here is much richer.
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Dec 2, 2011[It's] orchestrally enhanced, romantic balladry of fair beauty.
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UncutJan 27, 2012Dramatic and ravishing, 100 Acres of Sycamore is some achievement.
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Under The RadarJan 19, 2012While soul-bearingly intimate, at times Regan can veer into sappy regrets that wear on the listener. [#39, p. 75]
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