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  • Summary: The third full-length release from British country rock band Brown Horse was produced and mixed by Owen Turner.
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
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  1. Apr 13, 2026
    90
    Total Dive is once again remarkably cohesive. .... There’s a dramatic urgency to a lot of this music that’s sometimes distantly reminiscent of the REM of, say, “Begin The Begin”, or the wild upheavals of “Just A Touch” from Life’s Rich Pageant, perhaps the dark churn of Document’s “Oddfellows 501”. [May 2026, p.20]
  2. Apr 13, 2026
    80
    This is a big album with quiet moments, and if you like your alt-country dialed up and unapologetic, go find Brown Horse at your local Total Dive.
  3. Mojo
    Apr 14, 2026
    80
    The impression left by Total Dive is that Brown Horse still have many miles in them yet. [Jun 2026, p.91]
  4. Apr 15, 2026
    80
    Total Dive would be a career highlight for most bands. Brown Horse could be the heirs to Silver Jews and Jason Molina; they have that much potential and talent.
  5. Apr 13, 2026
    75
    The record marches ceaselessly forward while you sink to your knees in the muck of Western folktales. What we’re left with is a record that’s part-Jason Molina, part-Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and entirely self-possessed.
  6. 70
    It's a no-frills sound, but dynamically expressive enough to make a potent virtue of the live feel ethos that characterises Total Dive.