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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the Australian indie pop group was produced by Lachlan Mitchell and won the 2011 Australian Music Prize.
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- Record Label: Mom & Pop Music
- Genre(s): Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Prisoner | |
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Free my heart Somebody locked it up Still waiting on parole I can taste the freedom just outside that door Same gray walls Same great calls Mmm, I... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Mixed: 4 out of 10
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Mar 13, 2012'Prisoner' is unquestionably a captivating LP where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, since the cohesive nature of its songwriting is clearly intended to suit a beginning-to-end listening experience and enhance longevity.
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Mar 13, 2012A fresh blast of vintage turmoil: a robust spin on the echo-laden romanticism of early-Eighties New Wave rock.
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Apr 3, 2012The Jezabels take you through a range, giving you a story rather than simply one snapshot.
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Mar 13, 2012Dragged down by a excess of melodrama, with some cutting and a dash of pop sensibilities The Jezabels would have a stone cold classic.
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Mar 13, 2012The Jezabels are so nearly there on 'Prisoner'– they just to focus.
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Q MagazineMar 13, 2012Their debut drips confidence, Mary's glass-shattering whoops and wordless exhortations on Long Highway and Try Colour set against the sort of brooding, stadium rock riffs even the Edge hasn't dared use since The Joshua Tree. [April 2012, p.98]
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Mar 13, 2012[Lead singer, Hayley Mary] keeps things interesting even during the many moments when sheer emo intensity makes the record heavy going.
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Oct 22, 2012
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