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Asleep on the Floodplain

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Asleep on the Floodplain

Latest album of new folk in the epic discography of band leader Ben Chasny

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Drag City
UK Release date
21/02/2011
US Release date
21/02/2011
  1. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A vision as precise and piercing as ever
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  2. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Its gentleness is affecting and transporting
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  3. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    An album with a clear sense of narrative progress and ultimate resolution
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  4. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    The vocals seem fine as far as they go — sometimes even quite lovely — but the guitar work trumps them every time
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  5. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    [Sounds] like it was made outdoors in a valley between brushy mountains
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  6. 8.0 |   Mojo

    A mind-altering missive from rustic America. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   Uncut

    May be a stylistic cul de sac for Chasny but, on this evidence, who needs a way out? Print edition only

  8. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    More than an acoustic showcase
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  9. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    43 muted, marvelous minutes
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  10. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Yet another beautifully constructed stroll through a wistful dreamland
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  11. 7.0 |   The Quietus

    43 minutes of highly creative and often beautiful music
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  12. 7.0 |   BBC

    Continues to tackle folk as if the 1970s never ended
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  13. 7.0 |   Prefix

    An affecting album that feels more like a conversation between player and listener than a delivered lecture
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  14. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Overall, a very measured and thoughtful record, with more than enough left jabs to your musical blind spot
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  15. 6.5 |   Bowlegs

    The vocals and obscured melodies slowly unveil themselves
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  16. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  17. 6.0 |   Blurt

    Chasny's voice floats over itself in smoke-wisp layers of counterparts, regular picking steadies the composition
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