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- Summary: This is the appropriately-titled second release for the Philadelphia acid-folk group.
- Record Label: Drag City
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Folk
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 22
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Mixed: 4 out of 22
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Negative: 0 out of 22
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The main attraction is still Baird's and Weeks's haunting voices, which turn a risky experiment into a genre-defining classic.
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Espers II is both wondrous and troubling.
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Q MagazineMusic that sounds completely out of time, made by an often incredible string band. [Sep 2006, p.108]
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Alternative PressThough parts of the album veer a bit too close to the synthetic hippie pabulum you hear upon entering the Nature Store, there's enough dark charm on Espers II to make it essential listeing for those of us who prefer our CDs caked with actual resin. [Jul 2006, p.208]
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It’s the core songwriting beneath the band’s rich sonic layering that needs the greatest sharpening.
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The New York TimesIt's a handsome downer of a record. [15 May 2006]
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The band seem to be far too familiar with the sonic designs of The Incredible String Band and Comus. Espers II sounds more like a lovelorn impersonation of the music than a radical exploration of its possibilities.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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TonyFJul 13, 2006
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danfMay 27, 2006amazing and mesmerizing. espers have really grown as a group and put together a fantastic and haunting album. one of the best of the year.
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SteveL.Jun 15, 2006
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MickeyRJun 2, 2006beautiful, chilling, and hauting.
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BenHJun 6, 2006
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DaveAMay 27, 2006Boring.
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