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8.5
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BBC
The band continues to look beyond the safe confines of whatever ‘trad folk’ is expected from them. Whatever follows will have a lot to live up to
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8.0
35109
8.0 |
musicOMH
A must-purchase for any fans of the group
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8.0
35110
8.0 |
The Observer
The Unthanks' intertwining voices grounds an ethereal atmosphere. A triumphant excursion
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Irish Times
It’s a remarkable performance, evocative, thoughtful, funny, but mostly unforgettably moving
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
A thoughtful, delicate and bravely original tribute to two fine contemporary songwriters
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8.0
35787
8.0 |
Q
It's a curveball to be sure, but it works. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
A powerful performance of empathy and passion. Print edition only
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rave Magazine
The emotional centre of their performances is invariably sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank, whose mountain-stream-pure voices make even the bleakest hard-luck ballad sound graceful and uplifting
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7.0
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PopMatters
The album does not completely coalesce as a single unit as the disparities between Hegarty and Wyatt’s material give it schizophrenic personality
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7.0
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7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Rachel and Becky Unthank convey the intensity of Antony and the Johnsons, as well as Wyatt’s weariness
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7.0
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Rolling Stone
On this wonderful live album, the acclaimed British group interprets Wyatt's forlorn "Sea Song" and the fragile pledge of Antony's "You Are My Sister" with spare grit and a silvery deceptive spine
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6.0
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6.0 |
Uncut
Well-crafted, but clunky. Print edition only
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6.0
35428
6.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Covers of their favourite maverick songwriters that are more than matches for the originals
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6.0
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6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
The Hegarty songs respond slightly better to the treatment than do Wyatt's, with the exception of "Sea Song"
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