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First Aid Kit

The Big Black And The Blue

Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna with a debut album of indie/folk

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7.5

Label
Wichita
UK Release date
25/01/2010
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  1. 10.0 |   The List

    Talent such as this can’t be taught, it’s a gift, one which First Aid Kit are putting to awe-inspiring use
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  2. 9.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Wichita are a label famed for picking up outstanding young talent and on the strength of this, their debut, First Aid Kit are no different. A frighteningly-good first outing for your next favourite Scandinavian band
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  3. 8.0 |   The Fly

    ‘Ghost Town’ is full of melancholy emptiness, while ‘In The Morning’ and ‘Winter Is All Over You’ brim with a beautifully rendered, aching sadness...Sublime
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

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  5. 8.0 |   Q

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  6. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Their palette might lack variety, but with voices to rival Emmylou Harris at her most soulful, what they achieve is exceptionally done
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  7. 8.0 |   NME

    While the duo’s fixation with Fleet Foxes is often clear, the spry ‘Sailor Song’ is proof there’s enough imagination in FAK for them to go the distance
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  8. 8.0 |   Click Music

    ...an oasis of calm and beauty in a trauma stricken world
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  9. 7.0 |   Clash

    Both the lyrics and manner in which they are sung recall lullabies sung when younger, taking you back to a simpler time which makes the whole experience magical
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  10. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    ...a collection of remarkably accomplished songs. With age, their early lyrical maturity can only blossom
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  11. 7.0 |   The Observer

    More variation would help but there's irrepressible talent at work
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  12. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    ...this is a record that confirms First Aid Kit as talented beyond their years
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  13. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    There are a couple of indifferent songs, and the musical arrangements behind those amazing voices are sometimes a little underwhelming – but amazing they remain
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  14. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The most disappointing thing about this album is that it doesn't match up to the sisters' Drunken Trees EP from last year
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  15. 6.0 |   Mojo

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