- Record Label: Nettwerk
- Release Date: Sep 29, 2009
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MojoToo much of the rest meanders through trickling streams of acoustic guitar and somnambulant vocals without ever detaining you for long. [Nov 2009, p.97]
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The lack of instruments coupled with Sandoval’s unvarying singing style lead to mind-wandering and reminiscing about her past work, like the killer hook she added to the Jesus and Mary Chain’s Sometimes Always.
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Q MagazinePerplexingly, the arrangements are so sparse that there's not quite enough fully formed songs to carry the album off. [Nov 2009, p.112]
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She purrs every song in slow motion--but given lyrics like "We're like the roses/Stoned in the backyard," that's probably the point.
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To most listeners, though, Through the Devil Softly will simply function as a collection of breathily perfect lullabies.
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Under The RadarDevil reveals itself slowly--very, very slowly--over repeated listens. [Fall 2009, p.66]