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And Then We Saw Land

Tunng

And Then We Saw Land

Fourth album of folktronica from London band led by Sam Genders and Mike Lindsay

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Full Time Hobby
UK Release date
01/03/2010
  1. 8.0 |   Q

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  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    ...there's a real oomph and purpose here that, perhaps, Tunng never quite managed before
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  4. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    A real evolution for Tunng, producing their most consistent and fully rounded album yet
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  5. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A beautifully uplifting album that would provide the perfect accompaniment to a lazy Sunday afternoon
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  6. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    ...by far Tunng’s most accessible work yet
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  7. 8.0 |   The Times

    The fourth album from the folk collective is their most straightforward and heartfel
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  8. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    No one is singing for their lives; delight is taken in the noodling of old-world electronics. Everything is great!
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  9. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    If crossing over into the mainstream happens to one indie stalwart this year, then there are many, many worse artists than Tunng for it to be
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  10. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    A virtuoso example of how to survive in the face of catastrophe; once Lindsay’s songwriting matches Genders’ old efforts, they’ll be world-beaters
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  11. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    ...a satisfying addition to the Tunng canon and is one which proves them distinctive enough in their own right that the only label they need be tagged with is simply that of 'Tunng'
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  12. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    A nice band with some nice ideas and some nice songs, but nice isn’t really enough
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  14. 6.0 |   The Sunday Times

    ...a slight shift in emphasis — away from the “folk” towards the “tronica”
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  15. 6.0 |   The Observer

    ...for all its determined diversity, the album feels oddly undercooked
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  16. 5.8 |   Pitchfork

    Tunng have outgrown and outlasted the restrictive genres they were once boxed into, but Saw Land struggles to find its place in a larger context
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