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With a solid emotional through-line and a few sonic surprises, Cinder is a musical novella, whose narrative compels you to its last luxurious line.
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Entertainment WeeklyThis time around, you can sulk and tap your toes. [14 Oct 2005, p.155]
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It would be a lie to say some of Cinder doesn't seem ramshackle. You can tell the difference between a song carefully arranged and one in which the band's three members appear to be improvising in the studio.
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This is the Dirty Three as you have never heard them before.
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Chan Marshall adds an autumnal tint to Great Waves, but it's far from the high point. The frantic, abrasive Flutter, or heart-melting closer In Fall don't need vocals: their wild poetry is beyond words.
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Alternative PressCinder proffers the majestic sweep of a nature documentary. [Nov 2005, p.208]
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New Musical Express (NME)Dirty Three have become increasingly proficient at speaking a private musical language in public. [22 Oct 2005, p.41]
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MojoAn album of gauzily reflective--but engrossingly atmospheric--pieces. [Nov 2005, p.108]
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Paste MagazineCinder feels less like discrete tracks and more like a river of song bearing you effortlessly from one sublime moment to the next. [Dec 2005, p.115]
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It has a beautiful simplicity that belies its sophistication.
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Cinder isn't an album that wallops you over the head at any points, but wins you over with steady and solid songs.
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This is a step forward, and the new studio approach is a constructive development.
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It's Dirty Three as they've always been, testing their limits, but still producing some of the prettiest and most artful music around.
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It still has the signature guitar-drums-violin approach, but there are subtle variations that make this a different record.
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Q MagazineContains more than its fair share of exquisite melancholy and careering abandon. [Nov 2005, p.123]
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UncutThe album's meandering latter stages drag a little, but overall Cinder provides a grand musical landscape. [Nov 2005, p.114]
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Under The RadarA good record for a late night spin when you're feeling all moody and introspective. [#11, p.114]
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This album more than any other swiftly dispels the notion that the trio are condemned to register wary introspection through brooding atmospheres.
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If much of it is merely pretty, this is easily the most diverse and wide-ranging Dirty Three record yet, absolutely the right thing for them to be doing at this time.
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The album feels underwhelming.
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Cinder keeps things reserved, letting the sad-eyed melodies teeter around the room at a drunkard's pace.
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EDec 20, 2005
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karlsNov 23, 2005Album of the year from the best rock'n'roll band on the planet.
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[Anonymous]Oct 28, 2005I miss the mysticism of their earlier work, and the downright rock of thei even earlier work. Cat Power