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8.0
53717
8.0 |
All Music
Junip's best moments make the most of the band's ability to somehow be low-key and intense at the same time
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8.0
53723
8.0 |
Q
These considered songs are slow to blossom but, like Julip, they're worth the wait. Print edition only
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8.0
53726
8.0 |
Mojo
Junip's second album is enchanting enough to sell cluster bombs. Print edition only
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8.0
53715
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
It can be plodding and takes a while to get going, but also occasionally reaches soaring, festival-fields-at-dusk heights
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8.0
53856
8.0 |
The Quietus
Gonzalez's intricate, mellifluous guitar playing is not front and center, but committed followers of this side of his artistry will certainly be satisfied
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8.0
53907
8.0 |
musicOMH
Junip isn’t a flashy album. On first listen it sounds undemonstrative to a fault. But this is an album full of small but powerful gestures
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8.0
53922
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
The whole record broods along so very satisfyingly
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8.0
54065
8.0 |
The 405
There's enough intrigue and experimentation to keep even the most fickle and particular mind intrigued, but enough accessible melody, harmony, and genuinely personal and evocative music for it to be worthy of anyone's time
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8.0
54111
8.0 |
State
A breathtakingly beautiful collection of delicately-crafted, slow-burning prog-folk earworms
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7.5
53825
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Bring on Armageddon—these tunes will withstand anything
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7.0
53982
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
After seeing parts of three separate decades together, Junip have finally worked up to what they can be at their best
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7.0
53794
7.0 |
Uncut
Feels less mannered than their 2010 debut Fields. Print edition only
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7.0
53718
7.0 |
Pitchfork
Ultimately, Junip keep their distance, offering a comforting hand on your shoulder rather than a full and unreserved embrace
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7.0
53719
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
There's a dark, funky undercurrent pulling against the pastoral kindness
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6.0
53721
6.0 |
DIY
Despite the occasional smattering of experimentation there is little if any progression from their previous material
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6.0
53821
6.0 |
PopMatters
Splits the difference between Stevie Nicks and Nick Drake
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6.0
53835
6.0 |
Art Rocker
It does make for a good, easy listen, even if it does run the risk of fading into the background
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6.0
53716
6.0 |
Clash
At their best Junip’s exotic folk gems have a slow-burning charm and are an impressive step forward from Gonzalez’s easy listening cover versions
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4.0
54130
4.0 |
Blurt
The second half of the album finds the foursome relenting and mostly mellowing out
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