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Cervantine

A Hawk And A Hacksaw

Cervantine

Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost add more Spanish and Mexican influences to their customary Eastern European gypsy-folk sound on their 5th release

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7.2

Label
LM Dupli-Cation
UK Release date
14/02/2011
US Release date
08/03/2011
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  1. 9.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Every note is considered and played with joy, care and a sense of craft
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  2. 8.0 |   The 405

    A fantastic testament to the true origins and sounds of authentic folk
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  3. 8.0 |   All Music

    An album of glorious madness and melody, played not only with skill, but with real passion
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Heartfelt, bucolic exploration of the world's music from their Albuquerque base. Print edition only

  5. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    Hacksaw principals Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost have expanded both their sound and their scope, expanding their sonic search further into southeastern Europe
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  6. 7.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    The brass and accordion veer between Mexico and the Balkans, the strings and occasional vocals hover between European and Middle-Eastern traditions, and the rhythms are from who knows where
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  7. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Where Beirut brings the romantic and Gogol Bordello the energetic, A Hawk and a Hacksaw represent the passionate intensity, the epic backing to grand scenes
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  8. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    There are still moments of the kind of lush astonishment and discovery that characterize any foreign encounter, but they’re fewer and farther between
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  9. 6.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Too often the songs seem drained of any feeling
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