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Cheek Mountain Thief

Cheek Mountain Thief

Cheek Mountain Thief

First solo album of experimental folk from Tunng frontman Mike Lindsay recorded in Iceland with local musicians

ADM rating[?]

6.6

Label
Full Time Hobby
UK Release date
13/08/2012
US Release date
13/08/2012
  1. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    The songs are as beautiful and occasionally challenging as the landscapes
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

    The often magical result is light years from Tunng's intricate electro-folk. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   BBC

    At first strange and otherworldly, this labour of love gradually finds its way into your heart. Much like the country that inspired it
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  4. 7.0 |   Uncut

    An engaging and occasionally wistful love letter to Iceland. Print edition only

  5. 7.0 |   Clash

    It’s a step away from Tunng’s electronic leanings, but folk experimentalist habits die hard and there’s something surprisingly familiar about these results
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  6. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The record is a glorious blend of saccharine sweetness and murky darkness, with a strident sense of determination that injects force into the folksy charm
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  7. 7.0 |   Bowlegs

    Personally I’m more excited about what Cheek Mountain Thief does next rather than Tunng, which seems to suggest Lindsay has made a rather good record
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  8. 6.0 |   DIY

    The more experimental moments tend to jar with the beauty and softness of the folk that comprises most of Cheek Mountain Thief’s sound
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  9. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Another slice of forked-Tunng idiosyncrasy – part wonderfully odd pop music, part ingrained experimental folk
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  10. 6.0 |   The Observer

    The disparate elements combine to create a folky feeling of warmth, pastoral isolation and otherness
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  11. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Lindsay's found his new voice, and it speaks the musical language of his adopted country. Print edition only

  12. 4.0 |   NME

    An insipid, pathological hippiness remains within his music. Print edition only


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