by
Maritime
- Record Label: Dangerbird Records
- Release Date: Oct 16, 2015
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Oct 19, 2015The rest of Magnetic Bodies doesn’t quite live up to its early potential, but it comes impressively close.
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Oct 19, 2015While Maritime is its own entity, cuts like driving of "Light You Up" and the sanguine "Drinking Peru" retain a youthful punk energy, albeit one filtered through the prism of a decade's worth of musicianship and hard-won maturity.
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Nov 3, 2015In the end, some echoes of The Promise Ring remain in Maritime’s toolkit, but as part of a musical identity that’s been evolving on its own for a dozen years, centered on a passionate and skillful songcraft.
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Oct 19, 2015Magnetic Bodies/Maps of Bones falls into the same category as Maritime’s 2004 debut, Glass Floor, and their last record, Human Hearts: It’s an LP of several great songs surrounded by several just okay ones.
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Nov 12, 2015Not much here is memorable, but many moments like opener "Nothing Is Forgot," stands out for their wistful evocation. [Nov-Dec 2015, p.77]