- Record Label: Matador
- Release Date: Jun 20, 2006
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It's not bad, it's just not as profound as Shineywater and Hughes would like everyone to believe it is.
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Under The RadarKeyboards, sparse guitar, and percussion along with gentle murmuring vocals move at a supremely slow pace making the tracks blend together so that most of them are indistinguishable from one another. [#14]
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Alternative PressThe 10 drone-y songs on Brightblack Morning Light sound more like a soundtrack than a traditional album. [Aug 2006, p.206]
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They peddle freeform sleepy jazz with hypnotic percussion you'll either want to lie in front of for hours or run from screaming.
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The unashamedly wilful reductionism of Brightblack Morning Light will either engross or alienate listeners, depending wholly on instinctive preferences.
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Q MagazineThink Spiritualized with a Native American obsession. [Dec 2006, p.133]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 5
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Mixed: 1 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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KevinMSep 16, 2006Groovy, the whole album melds together to create a very mellow mood. If mellow ain't your thing don't listen to this.
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MattR.Sep 7, 2006This album is a pleasant, mellow listen. Great on headphones.
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toddwJul 8, 2006