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Moon

Snowbird

Moon

An atmospheric piano-led collaboration between the Cocteau Twins' Simon Raymonde and singer Stephanie Dosen

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Bella Union
UK Release date
27/01/2014
US Release date
04/02/2014
  1. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Dosen expertly crafts a whirlwind of layered vocals that, despite their prevalence throughout the album, never cease to impress as she deftly knows when to push and pull them for maximum effect
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  2. 8.0 |   Clash

    Slick, but sparkly, with layers of Dosen’s soft vocals wrapping you in their shimmer, forming as much of the rich foundation as the instruments
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  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    This is music born of passion and love. They did not need to make this album but felt compelled to do it. Snowbird have created a record to be cherished
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  4. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    One – and a beautiful one at that – for the dreamers
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  5. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    Bella Union alumnus Dosen is very much the standout performer on the album. Her voice is spectral but without falling back into Ellie Goulding-esque flimsiness
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  6. 7.5 |   The 405

    It's easy to say this album is "pretty", but there are definite shadows of yearning and loneliness that also comes from the ambience and instrumentation
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  7. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Minor criticisms aside, this is elegant dreampop at its finest, and a worthy introduction to the incandescent world of Snowbird
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  8. 7.0 |   Entertainment.ie

    We can never have enough of music as heavenly as this - with Moon, Snowbird conjure magic from the midnight air. Pure bliss
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  9. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    Whether or not listeners will be prepared to give it enough of a chance to enchant could ultimately determine its success
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  10. 7.0 |   Uncut

    These songs have strong hooks and defined shape, although their stylistic and thematic uniformity wears a trifle thin over 11 tracks
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  11. 6.9 |   Pitchfork

    If this heralds a return to further music from Raymonde as well as getting Dosen a little more attention than previously, then nothing wrong with that in the slightest
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  12. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    It might be easy to get lost in the loveliness of all this, but there are exceptional songs that remove any threat of stupor
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  13. 6.0 |   Mojo

    11 quaint, aerated folk-pop essays. Print edition only

  14. 6.0 |   The Independent

    Often too airy-fairy to really grab
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  15. 4.0 |   The Observer

    The songs are too lightweight to ensnare the listener, their gossamer melodies floating out of the memory almost as quickly as they entered
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