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Apr 22, 2011The songs he's written with new acolyte Sorren Maclean and Idlewild bandmate Rod Jones are more assured than ever.
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Dec 21, 2011[Woomble] continues his journey into cozy-pipe-and-slippers-middle age on 12 folk-pop tracks which further distance him from his angsty, indie rock beginnings.
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Q MagazineMay 18, 2011Idlewild's Roddy Woomble has made a surprisingly decent stab of his concurrent career as a born-again folkie. [May 2011, p.126]
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MojoApr 22, 2011Like island life itself, it's quietly focused and won't be rushed. [Apr 2011, p.104]
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UncutApr 22, 2011It continues where his 2006 solo debut, "My Secret Is My Silence" began, mining the seams of British folk with out descending into chunky-jumpered sentimentality. [May 2011, p.103]
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Apr 22, 2011While Woomble has a gift for an engaging lyric, the same perhaps cannot be said tune-wise.
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Apr 22, 2011This collection of tracks lacks that vibrancy and spark needed to linger long in the memory. There are a few sunny moments here and there but ultimately it's disappointingly flat.