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Darker Circles

The Sadies

Darker Circles

Roots rock / alt country / psychedelia and indie rock from the Canadian quartet

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7.1

Label
Yep Roc
UK Release date
24/05/2010
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  1. 8.0 |   The Times

    The Jayhawks’ Gary Louris produces, coaxing out superior harmony vocals to gild another superb Sadies set
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

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  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Dark and uninhibited, they’re still the rock and roll pirates on the surface. But there’s a depth on Darker Circles
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  4. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    If you like your music with a twang, this could just be one of your records of the year
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  5. 7.0 |   Blurt

    The Sadies have never been fond of complicating matters, and if their earlier efforts affirmed a certain insurgency, then so too, do they show their fondness for old school Americana as well
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  6. 6.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Though by no means an unexpected departure from their rootsy template, Darker Circles is a respectable collection of solid, somber alt-country songs
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