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Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings
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Dec 8, 2016I have to agree with tontonoz. The Handsome Family {Brett and Rennie} seem to have lost interest in what made their music so appealing in the first place. I too love their early/mid phase albums but this is just a mostly tuneless dirge.
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Oct 9, 2016Basically, it's more of the same, which in itself is not a bad thing, but precisely because of this, it lacks the magic and inventiveness of most of what came before it. Listening to the album makes me want to return to their back catalogue (all of which I have) rather than press replay.
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Sep 27, 2021I truly don’t understand the disregard for this record. This is a tight album by a band that has mastered its craft. Does it reach the heights of, say, Through the Trees? No, not quite. It is, however, the most consistently solid release by this band in a decade at the the point of its release.
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Jan 10, 2017Unseen alludes to The Handsome Family’s darker realms, but the beauty it boasts is so unerringly mesmerizing, it begs repeated hearings simply to soak it all in.
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MagnetOct 18, 2016Another low-key masterpiece wrapped in spooky twanging guitars, heartbroken harmonies, droning tempos and lyrics that often don't rhyme, delivered in Brett Sparks' deadpan, rumbling baritone. [No. 136, p.57]
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Oct 5, 2016These songs slowly reveal loss, surprise and violence, but they take their time getting there, whether across a line or through an entire track.