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Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings
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thrownfreeMay 13, 2007
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DanMay 3, 2007Has anyone noticed that Veirs' best song to date and the best song I heard this year thus far is on this album? "Drink Deep" is absolutely stunning!
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CaptainWackyApr 29, 2007Ha ha, suck shit Pitchfork! Wrong again! I haven't actually been madly in love with much that Laura's done since her early EPs, but it's still good to see some chicks on the bench. Keep up the good work, toots.
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BrettNApr 28, 2007Pitchfork is usually out of line. I think their take on the Sufjan Stevens' relationship here is way off base and ignores the temporal relationship of the emergence of these two artists. I rarely pay any attention to Pitchfork (I hate even having to capitalize it, because I don't think it merits such importance).
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TimBApr 18, 2007Not as good as her last 2 albums but still really enjoyable and far far better than the Pitchfork review will lead you to believe
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MattD.Apr 16, 2007Ok, that does it. I'm not even going to Pitchfork to try to learn about new artists. None of their reviewers knows what they are talking about. This CD has some enchanting songs where you can really use your imagination and visualize. But she also complements these songs with the sing-along song "Saltbreakers" and the punky "Phantom Mountain." A well rounded and inventive CD.
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FlemmingFMar 28, 2007Up there with her best (being Carbon Glacier). Catchy as hell.
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By eschewing the careworn vulnerability so favoured by many female artists, Veirs allows her remarkable songcraft and ornate use of language to shine.
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Uncut[It] strikes a finer balance between ['Year Of Meteors'] and the magic folk realism of her earlier work. [Apr 2007, p.116]
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Although Saltbreakers may have less easy-to-find melodic hooks than its predecessor, it certainly doesn’t lack much in the rich eclecticism stakes.