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Dolls of Highland

Kyle Craft

Dolls of Highland

Debut album from multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, mixed by Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel of The Helio Sequence

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7.4

Label
Sub Pop
UK Release date
29/04/2016
US Release date
29/04/2016
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  1. 9.0 |   The Music

    It's a kaleidoscopic collision of Bowie, Dylan, Nilsson and West Coast-sounding show tunes, all wrapped up in an indie, glam fervour
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  2. 8.1 |   Pitchfork

    This is an album where dirty souls can go to be cleansed
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  3. 8.0 |   The List

    Craft may just be getting started, here's hoping he doesn't stop roaming any time soon
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  4. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Three Candles has a particularly Springsteenesque magnificence as Craft races away from heartbreak towards what should be a glittering future
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  5. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    The sound of a young man returning home to chronicle his small town roots with the use of his ample talents. It’s an exhilarating ride from start to finish
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  6. 8.0 |   Paste Magazine

    Divisive, peculiar but undeniably unique: Kyle Craft is a strong contender for outsider of the year
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  7. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Dolls Of Highland is an absorbing, electrically charged, beautifully composed album that will do more to lift your mood than a train carriage full of amphetamines. Lovely stuff
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  8. 7.0 |   All Music

    Craft delivers a fun and loose breakup album replete with colorful characters, memorable tunes, and an even more memorable vocal delivery - a noteworthy debut
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  9. 4.0 |   The Skinny

    Elements of confidence struggle to coalesce with more tepid turns, frequently in the same song
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