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Threadbare

Port O’Brien

Threadbare

Third album from the Californian acoustic indie rock / folk duo Van Pierszalowski and Cambria Goodwin

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
TBD
UK Release date
19/10/2009
  1. 8.0 |   The Sunday Times

    The album’s beautifully wrought structure is mirrored by its centrepiece, Calm Me Down
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Bookended by the fragmented, self-explanatory ‘High Without The Hope’, threadbare’s generous, circular nature is to be applauded; it’s rare that studies of loss are as authentically moving and sensitively played as this – and even rarer they’re so completely endearing
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  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

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  5. 8.0 |   The Fly

    ‘Threadbare’ sees their unbounded energy transformed into a powerful and poignant melancholy. It’s little consolation, but this is a truly superb album
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  6. 7.2 |   Pitchfork

    If you're sick of hearing privileged kids whine about their non-problems (or celebrate their privilege), Threadbare's a breath of fresh, sea air.
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  7. 6.0 |   Q

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  8. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Threadbare is a bit of a slog to get all the way through in one sitting. The simple addition of two or three more upbeat songs would have gone a long way to breaking up the album’s monotony.
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  9. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Goodwin’s voice is almost too brittle to handle at times, but overall, it’s a tattered, heartfelt affair.
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  10. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Full of strong supporting performances, but lacks the defining moment to pull it together
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  11. 6.0 |   NME

    Print edition only


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