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Made The Harbor

Mountain Man

Made The Harbor

Debut album of largely accappella versions of traditional American folk with minimal guitar accompaniment from the Vermont female trio

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Bella Union
UK Release date
14/06/2010
  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    The quiet beauty of the LP speaks for itself, and one need only listen to understand that the band's peers will be hard pressed to match an album as effortlessly gorgeous as this
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  2. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    In its own somewhat retrograde way Made The Harbor is probably as daring a record as you'll hear this year and there will always be a place for artists like Mountain Man to make records which are as totally out of time and place as this one
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    They sing in devastating three-part harmonies, usually a cappella, sometimes accompanied by sparing acoustic guitar. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Rave Magazine

    If you’re willing to let it work its gentle magic on you, Made The Harbour will continue to offer up its humble delights for some time
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  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   State

    Feels like eavesdropping, such is the delicate and gorgeous intimacy of the record. But Mountain Man aren’t delicate, in fact they are an elemental force using the human voice to channel something inherently spiritual
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  7. 8.0 |   Beats Per Minute

    A thoroughly compelling a capella album that occupies the space between mother nature and minimal folk
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  8. 7.7 |   Pitchfork

    At its best, Harbor feels like a private performance of friends only out to please themselves. But if you promise to sit quietly and listen, you're more than welcome to stay
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  9. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A deservedly welcome addition to already-great Bella Union
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  10. 7.5 |   The Observer

    The sound is austere but there are riches here, yielded over time
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  11. 7.0 |   Blurt

    An easy - and enjoyable - vocal adventure to get lost in
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  12. 6.5 |   Bowlegs

    The band – Molly, Alexandra and Amelia – have undeniably worked up some imaginative vocal work, their collective delivery shimmers faultlessly throughout the set
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  13. 6.0 |   NME

    There’s a purity to the gorgeous ‘White Heron’ and ‘Arabella’ that serves as a welcome antidote to the pseudo-country ramblings of Fleet Foxes and their ilk
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  14. 6.0 |   Prefix

    There is promising stuff on the trio’s debut. However, the three probably need to look past the days of butter churners and ankle-length skirts before they can record something truly poignant and remarkable
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