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No Compass Will Find Home

Merz

No Compass Will Find Home

Fourth album of folk / electronica from Dorset-born Conrad Lambert produced by Matthew Herbert

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6.2

Label
Accidental
UK Release date
07/01/2013
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  1. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Although the sounds and styles are unique from track to track, there is a sense that not only were the songs hatched exclusively in Conrad’s own image, but they appear on the record precisely as conceived
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  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    An eclectic gem. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Hones his established sonic template. Print edition only

  4. 7.0 |   The 405

    There’s plenty to enjoy here; so choose a surface and scratch away
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  5. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    It’s unlikely to trouble the mainstream, but his collaboration with Matthew Herbert offers much promise for the future
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  6. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Lambert is a consistently thoughtful songwriter and this is an exhilarating blast of ideas
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  7. 4.0 |   The Independent

    While there's no doubting Merz's sincerity, the lyrics struggle to penetrate the combative arrangements
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  8. 4.0 |   Clash

    It has moments of greatness, some bits even a bit Animal Collective, but as a whole it doesn’t gel
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