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Mar 11, 2015It’s a cerebral, sometimes sinewy sound, but one which leaves a lasting impression regardless.
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Feb 17, 2015An album that works better as a musical koan than it does a hip new collection of indie folk.
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Feb 17, 2015Swedish singer-songwriter José González's new album--which is just the third LP from the 36-year-old artist, in a 12-year solo career--sticks to the formula that has served him well in the past.
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Feb 17, 2015Play it soft, and it drifts into the background. Play it loud and something much more vigorous and compelling emerges.
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MojoFeb 13, 2015A few shuffling moments suggest Sunday pub lunch surrounding by Bugaboos, but when Gonzalez hits his meditative stride--Every Age's there-is-a-season stateliness, the post-rock smudges of What Will---he owns the room. [Mar 2014, p.98]
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Feb 13, 2015‘Leaf Off/The Cave’ and ‘What Will’ are the strongest of the 10 new strands to this web, yet it is hard to assign priorities to what is a consistently good album.
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Feb 13, 2015Ultimately, Vestiges & Claws is a solid return from González.... Though, as without a distinctive cover, his comforting, low-key style can at times become repetitive and forgettable.
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Feb 11, 2015Although it is by no means a bad record, it just represents the first time that he has lost the emotional power that has previously made him so much more than just a man with a guitar.
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Under The RadarJan 29, 2015Vestiges and Claws is a succinct evolution for Jose Gonzalez and his solo work, an album that promises much more for the next stage of his career. [Nov-Dec 2014, p.65]
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Feb 27, 2015The “that's life” solemnity that throbs in Vestiges quickly fizzles into a series of narrative incoherent niceties, and becomes a far more rewarding listen when lyrical fragments are taken out of context.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 21 out of 26
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Mixed: 4 out of 26
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Negative: 1 out of 26
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Feb 17, 2015