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The Silent Years - The Globe

Review by Richard Wink

At times The Globe hits giddy heights, but for some reason the band were afraid to take the knife and cut away some of the sludge that prevents this album from becoming potentially pretty great .»

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the silent years acclaimed new album 'the globe' gets it's uk release through gift music.
recorded by the band, mixed with chris coady (of tv on the radio, blonde redhead, grizzly bear and !!! fame) and picking at the darkened americana heartstrings of fellow travelers like flaming lips, mercury rev, the shins and arcade fire, the detroit based band have built upon their spin magazine 'underground artist of the year' accolade to deliver an album of harmony and wonder. described as thoughtful, edgy, orchestral and luxuriant, these songs reach gloriously upward - simultaneously immediate and timeless: a "panoramic scene... endlessly open arms and room enough to breathe big and deep". 'the globe' title is itself a metaphor at play, a symbol of scale in each direction, as the songs shift naturally from the microscopic to the universal.
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