Albums to watch

Cynic’s New Year

Horse Feathers

Cynic’s New Year

4th album of indie folk from the Oregon band led by Justin Ringle

Label
Kill Rock Stars
UK Release date
30/04/2012
US Release date
17/04/2012
  1. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Combining equal elements of Nick Drake, Sam Beam, and Seven Swans-era Sufjan Stevens, Cynic’s New Year is a starkly gorgeous album dripping with stringed instrumentation
    Read Review

  2. 7.0 |   Prefix

    The album’s heart and soul are the simple arrangements which, layered upon one another like a stack of firewood, often signify something greater than their sum
    Read Review

  3. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Ringle’s an excellent songwriter, but each record feels and sounds too similar to the last
    Read Review

  4. 5.0 |   Bowlegs

    Cynic’s New Year does a rock steady job as the soundtrack to a sleepy Sunday afternoon, but struggles to reach the levels of intimacy once achieved and it often seems stale
    Read Review


blog comments powered by Disqus

Watch it

Roll over video for more options

Hear it

Latest Reviews

More reviews