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- Summary: The 22-year-old singer-songwriter makes his Astralwerks debut with this second album.
- Record Label: Astralwerks
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Singer-Songwriter
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 20
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Mixed: 9 out of 20
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Negative: 1 out of 20
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UncutWeathered and intelligent, these songs resonate like folk antiquities from another age. Even more remarkably, they never sound forced. [Apr 2007, p.116]
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With the lazy weariness of Tom Waits and the inflection of John Lennon, Mason makes every line he sings something worth listening to, something worth remembering. And when this is coupled with songs that can already stand strongly on their own, it makes for a pretty commanding album.
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MojoIts predominantly midtempo, cleverly crafted pop-Americana sounds even more substantial. [Apr 2007, p.97]
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If only because feeling sad isn't as good as feeling happy, this isn't as enjoyable as before.
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UrbThe problem is that all this pop-happy acoustic strumming lacks the awkward warble of Bright Eyes or the destructive heartbreak of Elliott Smith's music. [Mar 2007, p.101]
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FilterThe traditional folk-rock methods begin to falter as the album wears on, leaving Mason's stirring tales of troubles and joys feeling rather one-dimensional. [#24, p.98]
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It's plenty catchy and big, but it's also wildly uncreative and predictable.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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LeighHMar 30, 2007This lyrical genius is the Bob Dylan of our generation. Riptide is a soothing melody of his hometown friends.
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LukeMMay 11, 2007
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erlingoMay 13, 2007i love this kind of amrericana, this voice of a young man. Buy it.
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IndigoBMar 14, 2007Beautiful, heartfelt album. Some truth that is much needed in the music industry.
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