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83

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the British folk quintet led by singer Nicola Kearey was produced by the band's guitarist Ian Carter.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Jan 12, 2018
    80
    Urgent, uncompromising, intelligent--Stick In The Wheel are the bristles on the clean broom the UK folk scene badly needs.
  2. Jan 12, 2018
    80
    Follow Them True marches forward. The musicianship is razor-sharp, direct and fantastic.
  3. Q Magazine
    Jan 30, 2018
    80
    Weaving Song and Poor Old Horse's exhilarating communal bellow show the band homespun and raw. [Mar 2018, p.115]
  4. Uncut
    Jan 12, 2018
    80
    A cappella shanty "Poor Old Horse" is a working class hymn with real bite, while muted electronica gives "As I Roved Out" a thoroughly modern sheen. [Feb 2018, p.35]
  5. Jan 23, 2018
    80
    The heavier tracks are the album's most interesting moments, allowing for singer Nicola Kearey to stomp out her vocals with extreme force.
  6. Feb 1, 2018
    77
    Follow Them True, Stick in the Wheel continue their attack. About half of the album refines the acoustic folk sound of their debut, with lyrics emphasizing the pride of craftsmen and laborers as well as the desperation driving the poor.

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