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  • Artist(s): The Move, The Big
  • Summary: The latest full-length release from Montreal trio BIG|BRAVE was recorded, mixed and produced by Seth Manchester.
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  1. Feb 23, 2023
    92
    The league Big|Brave are continuously uncovering is one of their own: not explicitly inviting, but altogether demanding and utterly rewarding.
  2. Mar 3, 2023
    80
    The title of nature morte might reference death, but this music is frightfully, joyfully and overwhelmingly alive.
  3. Feb 23, 2023
    80
    A draining, breath-snatching release, nature morte satisfies on an intellectual level as much as one that is viscerally primal.
  4. The Wire
    Apr 6, 2023
    80
    Big | Brave roars into action with the immense “Carriers, Farriers And Knaves” and proceeds through five subsequent tracks whose heaviness is substantially derived from a keen sense of texture – abetted and encouraged by producer Seth Manchester – and the anguished wail of guitarist/vocalist Robin Wattie. [Apr 2023, p.64]
  5. Mar 6, 2023
    78
    nature morte is a wonderful, difficult album that requires patience and indulgence. The rewards are huge, though.
  6. Feb 23, 2023
    70
    It's the band's most dynamic, full-bodied recording to date, and a clear improvement over their somewhat rusty-sounding early releases, moving between lulling spaciousness and cathartic violence.
  7. Feb 28, 2023
    70
    It’s a brutal, intense listen, and certainly won’t be for everyone, but those who care to take the journey will find many rewards.

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