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- Artist(s): Elisa Ambrogio, Benjamin Chasny
- Summary: This debut album is the collaboration between Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance and Elisa Ambrogio of Magik Markers.
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- Record Label: Drag City
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Positive: 3 out of 7
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Mixed: 3 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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The WireDec 6, 2011This pairing actually works almost as well as the one that produced that incredible LP [1964's Folk Roots, New Routes]. [Nov 2011, p.67]
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Dec 1, 2011On 200 Years, Ben and Elisa play their mortality out, unnerved and reassuring, wisely, beautifully.
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Dec 1, 2011The most impressive aspect of 200 Years, especially considering it as the debut of a new collaboration, is its overall aura of cool confidence.
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Dec 19, 2011200 Years is as subtle as they come and makes for excellent background music, especially if you're feeling fragile.
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Dec 1, 2011It's hard to imagine 200 Years standing out, even considering its low-key spirit.
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UncutDec 1, 2011For the most part this is worthy of a half-decent coffeehouse open mic night, nothing more. [Dec 2011, p.79]
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Dec 1, 2011The repetition and sameness of the 10 songs on 200 Years quickly becomes mind-numbing, the painful plainsong wearing out its welcome before the record reaches the halfway point, let alone by the end of its 40 long minutes.