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Track List
01) Hopeless
02) Take Me Home
03) Trouble on My Mind
04) Bladed Stance
05) All My Life
06) Silent Side
07) Year of the Dog
08) Courting Is a Pleasure
09) All the Times You Prayed
10) Appetite
11) Sprig of Thyme
12) The Way Is Read
01) Hopeless
02) Take Me Home
03) Trouble on My Mind
04) Bladed Stance
05) All My Life
06) Silent Side
07) Year of the Dog
08) Courting Is a Pleasure
09) All the Times You Prayed
10) Appetite
11) Sprig of Thyme
12) The Way Is Read
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4:47
3:11
1:25
4:31
2:27
3:15
4:43
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2:44
2:26
2:55
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2017
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"The Way Is Read" is the third full length studio album from acoustic Folk Rock trio The Staves, it is also the first release in collaboration between The Staves and the chamber music ensemble yMusic, it was co-produced by the Staves' Jessica Staveley-Taylor and yMusic violinist Rob Moose. The album was released December 1, 2017 on the Nonesuch label.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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The album begins with the soft, enchanting vocals from the trio with the a cappella track, ‘Hopeless’. The track is simplistic, with the vocals harmonising together to create an almost celestial sound. ‘Trouble on My Mind’, captures the same style, however the addition of strings, from yMusic adds another dimension to the track, creating a serene yet mournful sound as the trio profess, “I feel it all the time/There’s trouble on my mind once again”.
yMusic take centre stage with ‘Bladed Stance’, a haunting instrumental interlude of strings, flutes and eerie whistles, that provides a balance to the harmonised vocals found throughout the rest of the album.
‘Silent Side’, a soft, enchanting track, featuring flutes is a beautiful ode to love as the trio delicately sing, “ You are my silent side / only you, only you”. The sound of flutes compliments the emotional fragility of the lyrics and proves that the collaboration between the folk trio and the ensemble was a risk worth taking.
Throughout the album, a more mature sound can be heard, which reflects their break from recording music, allowing them to evolve as musicians and songwriters on this more mature, risk-taking production.
Reviewed by Hollie Ismail for clashmusic.com.
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"The Way Is Read" is the third full length studio album from acoustic Folk Rock trio The Staves, it is also the first release in collaboration between The Staves and the chamber music ensemble yMusic, it was co-produced by the Staves' Jessica Staveley-Taylor and yMusic violinist Rob Moose. The album was released December 1, 2017 on the Nonesuch label.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
User Album Review
The album begins with the soft, enchanting vocals from the trio with the a cappella track, ‘Hopeless’. The track is simplistic, with the vocals harmonising together to create an almost celestial sound. ‘Trouble on My Mind’, captures the same style, however the addition of strings, from yMusic adds another dimension to the track, creating a serene yet mournful sound as the trio profess, “I feel it all the time/There’s trouble on my mind once again”.
yMusic take centre stage with ‘Bladed Stance’, a haunting instrumental interlude of strings, flutes and eerie whistles, that provides a balance to the harmonised vocals found throughout the rest of the album.
‘Silent Side’, a soft, enchanting track, featuring flutes is a beautiful ode to love as the trio delicately sing, “ You are my silent side / only you, only you”. The sound of flutes compliments the emotional fragility of the lyrics and proves that the collaboration between the folk trio and the ensemble was a risk worth taking.
Throughout the album, a more mature sound can be heard, which reflects their break from recording music, allowing them to evolve as musicians and songwriters on this more mature, risk-taking production.
Reviewed by Hollie Ismail for clashmusic.com.
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