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A dozen near-perfect pop songs, each one teeming with joyful desperation.
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MagnetA near-perfect record to hold onto with all the might you can muster. [#58, p.103]
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Layer after layer of preconceived notions and excess noise are stripped away to unveil both soft-spoken charm and intense newfound confidence.
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Alternative PressNears indie-pop perfection. [Feb 2003, p.70]
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Virtually every song on Let Go hits its mark in one way or another, dispensing consistently remarkable moments that range from the sweet minor-key swoon of "Blizzard Of '77" and "Neither Heaven Nor Space" to the sleek, bouncy new wave of "Hi-Speed Soul."
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Q MagazineA more mature mix of intelligent guitar tunes and acoustic noodling. [Oct 2002, p.113]
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MojoWheel reinvention, it ain't, but for insidious, emotionally overblown ear candy, Let Go hits a real sweet spot. [Nov 2002, p.113]
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Let Go is an excellent rainy-afternoon album, full of gentle and melancholic beauty, with echoes of Love and the Beach Boys.
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BlenderThis wistful, road-trip nostalgia-pop is the sound of alt-rock after the gold rush. [#14, p.141]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 35 out of 38
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Mixed: 1 out of 38
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Negative: 2 out of 38
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Dec 9, 2010"Well son", I said. This is my favourite album of all time"...
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Aug 26, 2022This album is a nostalgia hit, but also holds up and isn't out of place played today.
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Dec 4, 2010