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- Summary: The follow-up to their 2010 Grammy-winning debut album was produced by Buddy Miller.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Blues, Neo-Traditional Folk, String Bands, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Modern Acoustic Blues, Regional Blues, Country Blues, Piedmont Blues
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Feb 27, 2012For it's diversity, experimentation, and excellent performances, Leaving Eden is even better [than 2010 release, Genuine Negro Jig].
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Feb 27, 2012The result is a rarity in the Chocolate Drops' world: roots music as useful as it is beautiful.
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Feb 28, 2012The result is a wonderfully immediate album that feels like a Saturday night house party--complete with moonlight, dust flying from the carpet under the feet of dancers, and crickets and night bird calls out the open windows.
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Mar 5, 2012Like the eponymous candy, Leaving Eden will draw you back for more of that sweet warmth to melt on your tongue.
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UncutMar 13, 2012The stream of banjo, fiddle, bones and spoons rolls on agreeably, marred only by a tendency to tweeness. [Apr 2012, p.73]
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MojoMar 22, 2012The instrumental work is impressive throughout, but Gidden's vocals are the main attraction. [Apr 2012, p.88]
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Q MagazineMar 14, 2012There's no faulting the brilliant playing, but by restricting themselves to exploring a fairly unevolved musical form they forever repeat its limitations. [April 2012, p.90]
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