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New Wild Everywhere

Great Lake Swimmers

New Wild Everywhere

Fifth album from the Canadian folk-rockers led by singer-songwriter Tony Dekker

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6.6

Label
Nettwerk
UK Release date
02/04/2012
US Release date
03/04/2012
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  1. 8.0 |   BBC

    They need merely to be gorgeous and rewarding, and close to everything on New Wild Everywhere is perfectly that
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  2. 8.0 |   Blurt

    Hits a high-water mark for lead singer/songwriter Tony Dekker and fellow Swimmers in their ever-increasingly creative body of work
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  3. 7.5 |   Prefix

    Stitching it all together is Dekker’s tender, fragile vibrato, which varies little but always matches the occasion
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  4. 7.5 |   A.V. Club

    New Wild Everywhere favors medium tempos over slow drip, and a rich weave of strings, acoustic picking, and airy harmonies over sparseness
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  5. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The record is an intense journey through one man’s complex struggle to place himself in the context of a natural universe
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  6. 7.0 |   Paste Magazine

    An ageless record filled with songs you’ll want to revisit for years to come
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  7. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    This is a band that can produce beautiful, emotive music in practically any setting
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  8. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    In making the move to more conventional methods, something wild and vital got lost
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  9. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    The tighter playing certainly points out chemistry between the players, and that goes a long way towards making New Wild Everywhere a charming and solid entry in the Great Lake Swimmers’ discography
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  10. 6.0 |   All Music

    New Wild Everywhere may not bring anything new to the table, but what it does bring, as is the case with the best comfort food, has been honed to perfection
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  11. 6.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    The Canadian band can do catchy folk-pop - Easy Come Easy Go - and lovely harmony such as Fields Of Progeny
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  12. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It’s fine. It’s well-rounded. It’s cosy
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  13. 5.7 |   Pitchfork

    Great Lake Swimmers are at their liveliest when they've got dirt under their nails and mud on their clothes, and they clean up too well on New Wild Everywhere
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  14. 5.0 |   Spin

    Sure, you Canadians have pedal steel and weepy strings, but nobody believes you own a horse
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