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  • Summary: The fourth release from the Seattle indie folk rock band was produced by Phil Ek.
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  • Record Label: Jagjaguwar
  • Genre(s): Folk, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Traditional Folk, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk
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  1. Positive: 7 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Mar 5, 2013
    80
    Ultimately, Naomi doesn’t stray too far from The Cave Singers’ previous output, but she, like any good muse, will captivate, invigorate and satiate.
  2. Mar 4, 2013
    80
    Not without fault, the album is a solid, cohesive work--and sign of The Cave Singers’ electrifying potential.
  3. Alternative Press
    Mar 4, 2013
    80
    The Cave Singers find a way to remove the corniness from a jammy folk album, instead building Naomi with honest lyrics and a soothing ramble of guitars. [Apr 2013, p.86]
  4. Magnet
    Mar 15, 2013
    60
    Their fourth full-length has the band members grabbing snippets of musical influence from all over the Pitchfork-approved map. [No. 96, p.54]
  5. Aug 9, 2013
    60
    Certainly, there’s a fine line in-between a record bearing cohesion and every song being a clone of the tune before it, but Naomi suffers, even if slightly so, from multiple personalities.
  6. Q Magazine
    Apr 10, 2013
    60
    There isn't quite enough to genuinely stand out from the crowd. [May 2013, p.98]
  7. Mar 4, 2013
    50
    Ultimately though, they don’t commit enough to the sonic range which they eventually bring to bear, focusing too much on middle-of-the-road indie-folk.

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