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- Summary: The full-length debut from Joy Williams and John Paul White – featured on an episode of Grey’s Anatomy – is a collection of lyrically deep songs of love and the human condition, using the simplicity of multiple instruments and soulful vocals.
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- Record Label: Tone Tree Music
- Genre(s): Folk, Americana
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Positive: 11 out of 15
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Mar 5, 2012Delicate duets, bluegrass string strumming and some of the most genuinely emotive lyrics you'll hear all year combine to produce an album of rare and beautiful quality.
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Mar 21, 2011Sure, Barton Hollow's love-swept core and well-worn conventions might make it a tad limited, but for what it sets outs to accomplish, it succeeds with pitch-perfect elegance.
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Jan 31, 2011Barton Hollow may be a fictional location, but The Civil Wars' music gives it a voice and identity-one of mystery, mystique and beauty. War has never been so pleasant.
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Dec 20, 2011Those who don't like rootsy ballads are in for some slim pickings, since Barton Hollow shines its brightest whenever the tempos slow, the lights dim, and the voices rise up.
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Mar 30, 2012A timeless, anachronistic record, Barton Hollow could be from 30 years ago, or it could be from 30 years hence.
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MojoApr 25, 2012Two gorgeously restless, swarthy voices destined to be together. [May 2012, p.92]
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Q MagazineApr 13, 2012Deeply unengaging. [May 2012, p.94]
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Nov 17, 2012One of the best debuts in years, The Civil Wars are branded as country, but that
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