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Death Seat

Wooden Wand

Death Seat

Latest album of freak folk from the prolific James Jackson Toth, this time produced by Swans' Michael Gira

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6.7

Label
Young God
UK Release date
19/10/2010
  1. 7.4 |   Pitchfork

    Death Seat unfurls like a large map of Toth's psyche, as full of menacing thoughts as it is good jokes and warm feelings
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  2. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Toth shows that he's as capable as writing an enduring standard as anyone currently enjoying a higher profile
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  3. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    [A] musician as both harbinger of hard times and hawker of glimmers of hope
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  4. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Death Seat makes a fine introduction to the world of Wooden Wand, for those already aware, it marks a welcome and compelling return
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  5. 7.0 |   Bowlegs

    Definitely a step in the right direction for this singer/songwriter, and not a yawn to be heard
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  6. 7.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Gira has coaxed Toth to toss flowers on his own grave, ready for his own Christ-like resurrection
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  7. 7.0 |   Blurt

    An album of subdued yet intrinsic beauty
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  8. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only


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