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- Artist(s): yMusic
- Summary: The debut full-length release for the collaboration between The Staves and yMusic was co-produced by the Staves' Jessica Staveley-Taylor and yMusic violinist Rob Moose.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Classical, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Folk, Chamber Pop, Classical Crossover, Chamber Music
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Mixed: 3 out of 6
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Dec 8, 2017The Way Is Read's sequencing, which mixes songs and connective tissue, sometimes within and across tracks, has the effect of an album-length work, if one with distinct tunes. Perhaps its biggest achievement is that it so often seems the work of a single group of nine.
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UncutDec 21, 2017Watford's Stavely-Taylor sisters and New York's chamber music sextet effortlessly bridge the divide between their chosen genres. [Feb 2018, p.35]
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Dec 8, 2017Throughout the album, a more mature sound can be heard, which reflects their break from recording music, allowing them to evolve as musicians and songwriters on this more mature, risk-taking production.
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Dec 8, 2017If this record had been 50% weirder or 50% folkier, it would have been 100% better. It's not a bad album, and some of the pieces are stately and beautiful, but once the smell of lost potential reaches your nostrils, it's hard to focus on anything else.
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Dec 8, 2017The Way Is Read gets better the further in you get, the thrilling closing title track highlighting the talents of both parties.
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Q MagazineDec 21, 2017Some of it is a bit too frenetic. But with Trouble On My Mind and All The Times You Prayed, The Staves' gorgeous harmonies shine out in a new setting. [Feb 2018, p.116]
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Jul 21, 2022
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