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Northern Passages

The Sadies

Northern Passages

The Toronto country outfit's latest features a guest appearance from Kurt Vile

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7.2

Label
Yep Roc
UK Release date
10/02/2017
US Release date
10/02/2017
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  1. 8.3 |   A.V. Club

    11 fresh paths through well-trodden territory
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  2. 8.0 |   All Music

    Northern Passages is something mysterious, dark, and beautiful, and it's a further reminder that the Sadies are one of the truly great, original bands of their day
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Both new delights and reassuring old comforts. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Up there with the best. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    All Sadies albums feel like instalments in an ongoing saga of an incredible band who've been playing forever, and Northern Passages is no exception
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  6. 7.5 |   Gig Soup

    Rugged, majestic, and tailor-made for cold weather, you’d be forgiven for thinking The Sadies bleed maple syrup
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  7. 7.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    The Sadies never quite do what you’d expect
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  8. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Veteran Canadian rockers return from a multi-year hiatus stronger than ever
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  9. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Northern Passages is The Sadies' Aurora Borealis, or at least the way back through it. And the light is just a little more brilliant, the sky just a little more cerulean because of it
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  10. 6.0 |   State

    If you like your Gram Parson and Tom Russell Northern Passages is right up your dusty high-noon street
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  11. 6.0 |   American Songwriter

    While others in the Americana field get stuck in a groove, that will never be a problem with the Sadies
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