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Canada's greatest contribution to Americana since Blue Rodeo have been consistently topping themselves with each new album, and their sixth, New Seasons, is another triumph.
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The first studio release by the Sadies in three years represents a big sonic advance.
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This is the album I've been waiting nearly 10 years for them to make. Better late than never.
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Yes, New Seasons is more of the almost-same--a new season not so much in the sense of a completely fresh beginning, but rather the same old season coming ’round again, bringing familiar feelings, but offering new possibilities.
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Unfortunately, though, the most well-written and well-executed songs on New Seasons pale in comparison to some of the previous work by this talented group of musicians.
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The group synthesizes pretty much anything you could lump under a general Americana label--bluegrass, country, alt-country, folk rock--to create an idiosyncratic sound more West Coast than Nashville.
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As time passes, it sounds samey, though rich nevertheless.
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Under The RadarTheir seventh full-length album is a case study in everything they do well. [Fall 2007, p.87]
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New Seasons is a reverb-drenched, genre-hopping gem, the culmination of a 10-year, eight-album journey that promises to bear even more riches farther down the road.
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This album isn't on par with the Sadies' searing early material or recent similar country-rock albums from the likes of Oakley Hall or Okkervil River.
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UncutThe lissom guitars of brothers Dallas and Travis Good still allow for thrilling detours. [Nov 2007, p.121]
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MojoTheir studio albums have been moving away from virtuoso instrumentals toward vocal songs, of which this album has some excellent examples. [Dec 2007, p.104]
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On the heels of 2006's exceptional live double-disc, the Sadies' seventh studio album isn't their most ambitious work, but it ranks among their tightest.
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FStorrOct 25, 2007Having The Jayhawks's Gary Louris produce this record has had wonderful consequences. The songs are more rounded and well written.