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Tunng - ...And Then We Saw The Land

Released: 01/03/2010 Full Time Hobby
Tunng really push the boat out here. With tongues in cheeks they pioneer the Mega Chorus, in which large groups of collaborators bolster the life-affirming sentiment of their – you guessed it – folk-pop. For more information visit: http://www.tunng.co.uk/ Buy: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0035LXVI4?ie=UTF8&tag=cultur00-21&linkCode=as2&ca…
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Dusted Magazine“An album that would be fine as a first effort...” t is full of pretty little moments, not without its high points, possibly more accessible and potentially more popular than what the band’s done before. But it is not as oddly, transfixingly lovely as Tunng used to be...
 
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Pitchfork“Straight-laced songwriting has sapped the band's eccentricities...” Tunng have outgrown and outlasted the restrictive genres they were once boxed into, but Saw Land struggles to find its place in a larger context...
 
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The Independent“Everything is great...” It's bright, mobile, tinkly, mannered music which threatens only to bring sunshine into your life. No one is singing for their lives; delight is taken in the noodling of old-world electronics...
 
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The Times“It’s all change down at Tunng Towers...” They’ve lost singer/songwriter Sam Genders. They’ve shifted the vocalist Becky Jacobs front and centre. And they’ve spent time touring with Tinariwen, looking for a meeting place between their fey English folktronica and the Tuareg band’s sna
 
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Guardian“There's a real oomph and purpose here...” Those who feel it all sounds uncomfortably commercial should rest assured: this is a step ­forward...
 
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MusicOMH“A promising starting point in Tunng's next chapter...” Genders' departure has seen the welcome promotion of Becky Jacobs, who takes lead vocals here along with bandmate Mike Lindsay. The result is a real evolution for Tunng, producing their most consistent and fully rounded album yet...
 
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Drowned In Sound“Further expanding their distinctive take on alternative pop...” Its a satisfying addition to the Tunng canon and is one which proves them distinctive enough in their own right that the only label they need be tagged with is simply that of 'Tunng'...
 
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