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8.0
68050
8.0 |
The 405
Their latest adds a number of new facets to their performance, without diluting what makes their reality any less romantic
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8.0
68052
8.0 |
Evening Standard
A sound far removed from the whimsical folk/blues of their early days, adding some fine, neo-psychedelic guitar and crisp, muscular drums
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8.0
68297
8.0 |
Beardfood
Build up a fire, pitch a tent, turn this album on and watch the stars
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8.0
68409
8.0 |
FasterLouder
It’s appropriate that this record is self-titled. Angus & Julia Stone may have released albums as a duo, but this is the first record where it truly feels like they’re in it together
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7.5
68121
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Although the album is perhaps two songs too long, Angus & Julia Stone succeeds because the whole outnumbers the sum, and does so with a light-touch intensity
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7.0
68165
7.0 |
All Music
Intimate, folky songs with poignant lyrics that usually bend toward the darker, sadder aspects of life
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7.0
68238
7.0 |
musicOMH
An enjoyable, accessible yet still slightly raw and edgy album
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7.0
68051
7.0 |
The Music
It’s the songs where Angus and Julia feature separately that resonate the most
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7.0
68091
7.0 |
NME
The influences of Neil Young and Joanna Newsom are still there, but there's a gloss that was previously missing
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6.5
68484
6.5 |
Earbuddy
The dynamics of the duo’s voices remain largely unchanged from their earlier releases. Julia’s is sultry and demur while Angus’ pines with ache and world-weariness
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6.0
68727
6.0 |
Q
It's Rubin's strong tiller hand giving these 13 songs new-found clarity, focus and energy. Print edition only
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6.0
68054
6.0 |
The FT
A mellow West Coast Rock version of the xx, swapping vocals over a restrained groove and tasteful melodies
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6.0
68061
6.0 |
The Observer
Their music, an easy-on-the-ear hybrid of blissed-out Laurel Canyon folk and eerie MOR, functions exactly as it did before
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6.0
68063
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
They never quite escape a mood of jostick-scented, gap-year angst, when the lyrics demand voices with grit and emotional ballast
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4.0
68053
4.0 |
The Guardian
If you smooth things over too much, you're left with no edge at all
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