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Diamond Mine

King Creosote and Jon Hopkins

Diamond Mine

What happens when a Scottish indie folk stalwart teams up with an electronica producer?

ADM rating[?]

7.9

Label
Domino
UK Release date
28/03/2011
US Release date
05/04/2011
  1. 10.0 |   The Skinny

    An album of delicate, insistent charm
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  2. 10.0 |   musicOMH

    The final results are of such subtle beauty they take the breath clean away
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  3. 9.0 |   The Observer

    Every track is a gem, sounding timeworn in the very best way
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  4. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A (quietly) roaring success
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  5. 9.0 |   DIY

    There isn't a dull moment on this album. It's quite aptly named, really. In other words, it's a real gem
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  6. 9.0 |   FasterLouder

    Diamond Mine is a rare thing: A natural, unforced collaboration, and a beautiful, timeless album
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  7. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    This isn’t the kind of record from which to pick stand-out tracks, the whole being very much greater than the sum of its not inconsiderable parts
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  8. 8.0 |   AU Review

    This is what music is about – two friends getting together over the course of a few years to write and record songs as and when they can
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  9. 8.0 |   The 405

    A record which sets the past against the present, and goes some way to finding a common ground between King Creosote’s earlier, looser recordings and the more recent pop-inflicted sounds he’s embraced
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  10. 8.0 |   The Scotsman

    A lovingly crafted original work
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  11. 8.0 |   Q

    So warm and welcoming it may well reach out and hug you. Print edition only

  12. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Sounds so unique. Print edition only

  13. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    Creosote's vocals on John Taylor's Month Away are enough to make you want to pack it all in for Skye
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  14. 8.0 |   BBC

    Theirs is a pairing that’s complementary, Hopkins colouring in the spaces around Anderson’s wearied voice, guitar and woozy accordion
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  15. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It’s the best of folk, all lilting melodies, Celtic vocals and mullings about life as it happens in small towns. It’s also the best of electronica
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  16. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    This isn’t an album that commands attention, but it’s certainly a welcoming and pleasant experience
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  17. 6.0 |   NME

    The songs are sprawling, pastoral and freeform
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  18. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    By the time lullaby and final track 'Your Young Voice' ends, the listener is bound to be feeling soothed
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  19. 6.0 |   The Independent

    A song-cycle that illuminates the exceptional in the everyday
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  20. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Though slight, it's worth 32 minutes of your time
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King Creosote and Jon Hopkins: Diamond Mine

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