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Gracious Tide, Take Me Home

Lanterns On The Lake

Gracious Tide, Take Me Home

Debut album of downtempo acoustic folk with touches of electronic ambience from this Newcastle sextet

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7.1

Label
Bella Union
UK Release date
19/09/2011
US Release date
27/09/2011
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  1. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A triumph of songwriting and musical endeavour
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  2. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    An endearing and beautifully drawn modern folk record
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  3. 8.0 |   Q

    There's not a weak moment on this engaging debut. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Equal parts chamber-folk, woozy shoegazing and ambient soundscape. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   DIY

    An enchanting album
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  6. 7.5 |   musicOMH

    A frequently stunning and achingly earnest debut effort whose sugary gossamer moments find themselves perfectly underlined with a bitterly sad aesthetic, but it would definitely benefit from the rougher edges that the band bring to their live show
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  7. 7.0 |   NME

    As alluring as siren calls through mist
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  8. 6.5 |   Prefix

    It’s deeply dreamy pop, not unlike Beach House or Mazzy Star, though their songwriting isn’t quite up to snuff with either of those
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  9. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Much of it exceedingly beautiful
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  10. 6.0 |   Bowlegs

    An exercise in folksy music ensconced with romantic, electronic melodies
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  11. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Beauty is Lanterns On The Lake's chosen weapon and they deploy it impressively. Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    This is undeniably beautiful music – but it's also irritatingly obvious
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