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Jul 5, 2017After three previous albums, Moonshine Freeze is finally the sound of a storyteller of a musician finding her niche. And it is a joy to behold.
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Q MagazineAug 3, 2017These dreamy but ambivalent folk and pop pieces have an incantatory quality. [Sep 2017, p.116]
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Jul 24, 2017Moonshine Freeze is an album that sparkles with exuberance and energy, but it also subtly and steadily gives up its deeper secrets. Stables has always had a knack for accomplished melody and intriguing lyrics, and as you dive under the surface, you can’t help but find a wealth of inspiring rewards.
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Jul 20, 2017There may not be a big crossover hit on the album, but that doesn’t stop Moonshine Freeze sounding like the best record of Kate Stables’ career so far.
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Jul 10, 2017This is an album that deserves big headphones and large sweeping views of grey coastal days.
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Jul 10, 2017A fascinating album that only slowly gives up its secrets.
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Jul 10, 2017Stables’ impressive singing and highly mulled-over songwriting ensure that her creativity remains front-and-center, no matter who’s in the room with her. That said, her work is so intricate that some listeners might not find Moonshine Freeze under their skin all that quickly.
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UncutJul 5, 2017Moonshine Freeze is an impressive conduit for their upward trajectory. [Aug 2017, p.36]
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Jul 5, 2017Sparkling banjos arpeggios; freak-out saxophjone; John Parish's inventive production; a wealth og strong, beautifully-enunciated vocal melodies--tons has gone into the latest work from Kate Stables, aka This Is The Kit, and all of it is good. [Aug 2017, p.91]
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Jul 5, 2017This is their finest work to date.
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Jul 26, 2017Even in its busiest moments, the album has a soothing effect. Its rough charms begin to feel like an acceptance of a world in disarray, refining its chaos into compact moments of beauty.
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Aug 24, 2017The cryptic nature of Moonshine Freeze impresses when at its uncompromising best, but it can occasionally underwhelm when she favors slimmer bare-bones arrangements. Still, these marked contradictions only reveal an artist who’s allowing herself to walk on a less purposeful path.
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Aug 3, 2017Though it lacks some of the more memorable hooks that have appeared throughout Stables’ previous work, each song here has its own particular heartbeat, thus painting a portrait of an artist at her most reflective, if not always her most accessible.
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Jul 6, 2017While the record may fall slightly short of Bashed Out's high benchmark and its plethora of exceptional melodies, Moonshine Freeze remains a fine addition to This Is the Kit's already excellent back catalog.
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Jul 5, 2017One lyrical misstep in "By My Demon Eye" (the use of the ethnic slur "gypsy") disrupts Stables' otherwise charming lyrics, but otherwise, Moonshine Freeze is a uniquely woven tapestry of captivating beauty.