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74

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

  • Artist(s): Amy Cole, Nils Edenloff, Paul Banwatt
  • Summary: The third full-length release for the Canadian indie folk trio was co-produced by Matt Lederman and Leon Taheny.
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On the Rocks
Lets rush into the city Try to punch the lights out And i'll object because we'll have to skip the make out There's nothing going wrong There's... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Sep 26, 2014
    80
    Mended With Gold, is a satisfyingly anthemic work wrapped around a highly emotional core that is distinctively--and eternally--theirs.
  2. Sep 29, 2014
    80
    It's in Mended With Gold's second half that the band feels the most engaged.
  3. Q Magazine
    Oct 3, 2014
    80
    There isn't a weak link amongst these 12 enormously impressive songs. [Nov 2014, p.117]
  4. Oct 7, 2014
    69
    RAA don't have the element of surprise like they did on the originally self-released Hometowns, and it doesn't slowly ingratiate the way Departing did, but Mended With Gold proves Edenloff's songs of lost love can sneak up on you even when the music hits you square on the chin.
  5. 65
    The Rural Alberta Advantage bring enough intelligence and thoughtfulness to their music to ensure that it’ll appeal to listeners who wouldn’t normally like to admit to listening to soaring, emotionally open indie rock.
  6. Oct 14, 2014
    60
    If Departing sounded as if absurdly-energetic drummer Paul Banwatt was holding back, then Mended With Gold corrects this modesty a bit.
  7. Sep 26, 2014
    50
    It's not a bad LP, more a case of diminishing returns. [Sep/Oct 2014, p.81]

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