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MojoApr 4, 2011Just like her collaborator Bon Iver, Lia Ices seems to instinctively know that less is delectably more. [Mar 2011, p.p94]
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UncutFeb 23, 2011This is a hugely varied set: the title track starts with a barrage of Missy Elliott-style clapping, "New Myth" sounds like a mournful colliery band anthem, while the gorgeous "Daphene" sounds like a folk-rock Fleetwood Mac. [Feb 2011, p.89]
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Feb 16, 2011An album to relax into, over weeks and months, this is one many will be coming back to whenever stress levels flit into the red.
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Feb 16, 2011Ices' lush melodies and dreamy voice will convert skeptics and mesmerize supporters of Kate Bush and Joanna Newsom.
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Feb 16, 2011Like Vernon's For Emma, Forever Ago, this is Ices' breakthrough album-the first notable release from an artist who will no doubt record more of them in the coming years.
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Feb 16, 2011That kind of less-is-more approach, where all the clutter is shaved down to a paper-thin framework, is where Ices produces her most affecting material, potentially sketching out a new strain of inspiration for her to follow next time out.
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Feb 16, 2011Grown Unknown explores a kind of lost elegance: it's half drowned-in-gorgeous-reverb country of the kind Gram Parsons could nod sagely at, half stately post-'60s rock & roll as elegant mood music via the Band rather than Roxy Music.
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Mar 8, 2011As strong and alluring as she may be, however, the album is a straightforward waltz through Bon Iver territory.