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A Hound At The Hem

Slim Twig

A Hound At The Hem

Max Turnbull's Nabakov and Gainsbourg-inspired spooky indie LP from 2012 is re-released by DFA Records

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6.8

Label
DFA Records
UK Release date
27/10/2014
US Release date
01/12/2014
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  1. 9.0 |   Exclaim

    A brilliant neo-psychedelic baroque pop opus — one for the ages
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  2. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    It’s this balance of accessibility and experimentation that makes Hound – and indeed Twig himself – such an intriguing prospect
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  3. 8.0 |   Q

    Canadian oddball demands - and deserves - wider attention. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Canadian art-rocker finally reaches the audience he richly deserves. Print edition only

  5. 7.7 |   Pitchfork

    Turnbull’s active imagination stretches out for miles and he comes across as a twisted visionary on his most accomplished album yet
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  6. 7.0 |   NME

    If ‘A Hound At The Hem’ isn’t quite a masterpiece, it at least suggests Slim Twig might just have one in him
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  7. 6.5 |   Earbuddy

    There may not be any crossover hits or any songs that you’ll have humming in your head, but some of the abstract feelings that you get from this record will stick with you
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  8. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    What’s fascinating is the wide range of influences and inspirations, from Serge Gainsbourg to The Beach Boys to Orange Juice
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  9. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    A Hound at the Hem is unapologetically shambolic, but there are moments of high drama
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  10. 3.0 |   PopMatters

    This is something that should have stayed in the vaults, largely, and is pretty much only for anyone out there who is a Slim Twig completist
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