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Wildbirds and Peacedrums - Rivers
Released: 23/08/2010
The Leaf Label
Two is the magic number. The Swedish husband-and-wife duo’s new album is made up of a pair of EPs released earlier this year. They use drums and vocals to create the kind of harmonious music that their name implies. The introduction of steel pan drums is a welcome twist.
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allmusic“The new directions they hint at are even more exciting...” Rivers isn’t as immediate as either Heartcore or The Snake, but fans should find it satisfying once they’ve had time to let it soak into their ears, brains and hearts...
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Dusted Magazine“It sound resourceful where it could have made them sound scatterbrained... ” It paints a more convincing picture of the duo’s power and potential than either half could have individually...
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The Telegraph“The two EPs are collected in one album package...” The star, overall, is Mariam Wallentin’s voice, by turns soaring and austere, or acrobatic and alluring...
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NME“A fine evolution...” The two EPs paired here suggest rather more ingenuity is involved in their craft than simply awakening their inner troglodyte...
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MusicOMH“As forceful as the fastest of rivers...” Wildbirds & Peacedrums have provided a breath of fresh air by doing something radical with the duo format. Attempting to create more with less, they have crafted music that is sophisticated and cerebral but also visceral and moving...
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