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9.0
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9.0 |
Beardfood
Whitney’s gentle americana, featuring fragile falsetto and well-placed horns, takes you on a melancholy trip to a porch at the end of summer
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9.0
87482
9.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Its melodies are beautiful and its honesty of emotion is beautiful. Make it a part of your life
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9.0
87588
9.0 |
Clash
In its relentless fixation upon youth ‘Light Upon The Lake’ seems to have stumbled across the timeless
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8.5
87530
8.5 |
Paste Magazine
The weird thing about labeling this record as a breakup album is that it’s both accurate and—paradoxically—widely off-base
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8.5
87481
8.5 |
The 405
That's the overwhelming takeaway from Light Upon The Lake. It simply feels right
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8.3
87552
8.3 |
Pitchfork
A warm, simple and profoundly enjoyable rock'n'roll record, evoking the earnestness and innocence of Girls
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8.3
87471
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
A thoroughly emotional listening experience
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8.2
87779
8.2 |
Earbuddy
An instant classic? Possibly. A stellar debut? No doubt about it
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8.0
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The Skinny
Like the image its title evokes then, Light Upon The Lake is a transient pleasure – but a vivid one while it lasts
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8.0
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8.0 |
Uncut
The fragile longing of indie-rock with superior songwriting. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
You’ll be surprised at just how warm and inviting Light Upon the Lake is, as well as the size of the smile it leaves on your face
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8.0
87616
8.0 |
Q
Anyone who's ever loved a record by Midlake or the Fleet Foxes should investigate immediately. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
The 30-minute set of ten tunes will leave many wanting more, an auspicious trait for an otherwise satisfying debut
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8.0
87475
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NME
All 10 tracks on ‘Light Upon The Lake’ share a serene, peaceful bond, with Ehrlich’s startling falsetto bringing to mind Bobby Charles and Shuggie Otis
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8.0
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8.0 |
PopMatters
A version of emo that I could fully relate to, and a brand of bittersweet that didn’t belong to any moment but the present
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8.0
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The Irish Times
These are songs of melancholy and hard-earned truths, but the bright, laidback and likeable tones are what truly chime
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8.0
87478
8.0 |
The Guardian
Anyone who loves the strain of American pop that began when the Byrds started branching out in 1966 and 1967 should rush to hear this delightful confection
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8.0
87479
8.0 |
DIY
No doubt about it, ‘Light Upon the Lake’ is a record thousands will hold dear
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7.5
87776
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
In addition to nostalgia, they also use the easy weapons of doing that juxtaposition thing of pairing cheery music with sad lyrics and vocals
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7.0
87480
7.0 |
The Music
Whitney nonetheless find their own voice from the outset, placing reflective, ruminative lyrics over crisp, mostly upbeat country-rock
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7.0
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7.0 |
Under The Radar
Light Upon the Lake hasn't a care in that world; it innocently rolls around some of the loveliest, sunniest country songs you're likely to hear all year
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7.0
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7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Pleasant but forgettable-in-the-long term albums are, after all, a dime a dozen. But this does stand out as one of the best
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6.5
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6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Light Upon the Lake is built on the easy pleasures of classic rock
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5.0
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5.0 |
God Is In The TV
Despite being a pleasant album to relax to in a summer afternoon in June, Whitney’s cliched concept and lack of unique sound will make it hard them to stand on their own two feet away from the name complexities
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