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9.0
66421
9.0 |
musicOMH
Perfectly poised to knock you for six this summer
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9.0
66466
9.0 |
Clash
‘Stay Gold’ is at once an arresting set of classic country reference points as well as a towering body of stirring, beguilingly original songs
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9.0
66562
9.0 |
Exclaim
Sometimes sunny days need bittersweet soundtracks to make them better. Gold may turn grey, but not in the hands of this duo
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8.5
66508
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
When the sisters sing together the beauty of their harmonies and the sheer perfection of the sound of their voices together elevate their songs to something beautiful
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8.5
66511
8.5 |
Under The Radar
First Aid Kit possesses a strong sense of musical history, and Stay Gold, as the other two full-lengths, is full of knowing references to Americana and American music
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8.0
66517
8.0 |
DIY
As surefire a bet for bigger things as there’ll ever be, for the most part it’s a resounding success
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8.0
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8.0 |
NME
The siblings have carefully crafted a tender batch of songs that disarm not only with their beauty but also their honesty
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8.0
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8.0 |
State
Stay Gold feels like a highway, a dusty and delicate landscape as vast as the American Southwest
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8.0
66469
8.0 |
The Independent
An album fraught with the desire to change, to get away, to find a new life, tempered with anxiety about what might be lost
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8.0
66425
8.0 |
Mojo
This time it's personal. The Soderberg sisters seize the day.print edition only
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8.0
66426
8.0 |
Uncut
Major label debut is a glittering folk-pop tapestry of Scandi-angst
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8.0
66427
8.0 |
Q
The sisters' sublime voices ensure their songs always shine with startling clarity. Print edition only
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8.0
66420
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
Their most mature and emotionally satisfying work to date
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8.0
66459
8.0 |
The Guardian
Three albums in, and their voices still chime like a Swedish Everly Brothers, but the pressures of being a 20-something success story seep from their country ballads
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8.0
66463
8.0 |
The Irish Times
The siblings breathe new life into country and folk, with youth providing the energy to take tragedy and make it seem like the first time
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Quietus
Stay Gold isn't much of a departure from their previous outings. It is however, more consistent and ambitious – both thematically and sonically – than The Lion's Roar
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8.0
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8.0 |
Spin
Ultimately, it's their sisterly harmonies — not their lyrical content — that provide the salve of this First Aid Kit
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8.0
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8.0 |
Paste Magazine
These layered sounds, so intricately woven to complement the sisters’ voices, create a completeness that realizes First Aid Kit’s musical maturity
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7.6
66559
7.6 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
The true beauty of Stay Gold may be too easily lost in its impeccable soundscapes and Mogis’ facile layering of eras on top of eras, but when those harmonies burst through, and the self-doubt or defiant love Johanna or Klara can bring so effectively, so stunningly, is brought to full bore
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7.3
66639
7.3 |
Pitchfork
The music threatens to rob them of their youth, but these two women have the poise and presence to sing like they're still in the yellow woods pondering which path they should take
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7.0
66541
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
The sisters share songwriting duties, producing vaguely literate lyrics with the grimly electric tug of existentialism underneath
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7.0
66606
7.0 |
PopMatters
Whereas The Lion’s Roar was a gem in the rough, Stay Gold is a lustrous jewel, radiating radio-ready choruses
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7.0
66905
7.0 |
Beardfood
Could be the slower pace or the coming of age, but fact is you start losing interest after a few plays
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7.0
66435
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
For Stay Gold, the formula that worked so well on 2012’s The Lion Roar is tinkered with slightly, but the basics remain intact
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
They've blossomed into an excellent indie-country act, like the Carter Family if they'd grown up on Lee Hazlewood's Cowboy in Sweden and Emmylou Harris. Like 2012's The Lion's Roar
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6.7
66829
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
First Aid Kit eschews the more obvious chord changes in exchange for refreshing melodies
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6.0
66642
6.0 |
The List
Their classic country references are souped up with lush string arrangements worthy of Lee Hazlewood
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6.0
66596
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
There’s simply nobody on earth that sings like the Söderbergs
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6.0
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6.0 |
The 405
This is still a lovely, lovely record, on the surface at least; I'm not sure it'll stand up quite as well to heavy rotation as its predecessor
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5.8
66644
5.8 |
Pretty Much Amazing
It all amounts to something like painstakingly designed artisanal wrapping paper—beautifully featherweight, but all too easy to dispose of
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5.0
66419
5.0 |
The Music
Stay Gold feels tame and reserved, safe in its ambition and its delivery
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4.0
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4.0 |
Loud And Quiet
‘Stay Gold’ is the musical equivalent of a coffee table photo-book, offensive for its inoffensiveness
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