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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Conor O'Brien's music project Villagers features contributions by such artists as Peter Broderick, Dónal Lunny and Tandem Felix's David Tapley.
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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Jun 4, 2024That Golden Time is an accessible listen, in the sense that it doesn’t demand much engagement to be pleasant, but repeated exposure will uncover nuances both musical and lyrical, while the ten song tracklist is impressively consistent in quality. Give it a try.
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May 10, 2024That Golden Time is undeniably a slow-burner of an album, and like much of Villagers’ previous output, it’s more than likely that a few repeat plays will pay dividends.
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MojoMay 10, 2024This is his finest collection of melodies yet, reflecting candour, tenderness and pthos with no bare polemic to disrupt the intimate tone. [Jun 2024, p.89]
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May 10, 2024It is an intriguing new chapter in the Villagers story that will reward listeners who spend some real time unwrapping it properly.
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UncutMay 10, 2024If it can feel a little hermetic, he’s at his best on the Eno-ish lullaby “First Responder”, where strings and lap steel drift in like a summer breeze. [Jun 2024, p.39]
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Record CollectorJun 12, 2024Veering between raw intimacy and a suffocating world-weary sigh, O'Brien mostly gets the balance right. [Jun 2024, p.103]