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  • Summary: The seventh full-length release for the Minnesota folk/bluegrass band was produced by Low's Alan Sparhawk.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Uncut
    Oct 7, 2014
    80
    Sparhawk builds on the melodic sensitivity that frontman Dave Simonett revealed on his Razor Pony EP. [Sep 2014, p.79]
  2. Oct 7, 2014
    70
    Fans of the band will find enough familiar ground here, but Wild Animals shows a continued creative evolution at work.
  3. Oct 7, 2014
    60
    ild Animals may be an exaggerated description, but their willingness to explore other environs still ensures ongoing interest.
  4. Q Magazine
    Oct 7, 2014
    60
    There's a compelling quality to mainman's Dave Simmonett's lonesome laments that ensures the attention rarely wavers. [Sep 2014, p.115]
  5. Oct 7, 2014
    40
    Nothing on Wild Animals is interesting or distinct enough to set Trampled By Turtles apart in this increasingly crowded genre.
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  1. Jun 12, 2015
    10
    Wild Animals is a very controlled and subdued album. It may not be as fast paced and crazy as the average bluegrass fan would want, but it'sWild Animals is a very controlled and subdued album. It may not be as fast paced and crazy as the average bluegrass fan would want, but it's lyrics are smart and it's music well composed. Expand