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| | Vol. IV: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) |
 | | For those who felt that the departure of Joe Culver [+] on drums irreparably disturbed the group's chemistry, volume four might not convince them, but Ed Farnsworth sounds mighty fine, keeping things moving as the band goes, whether at barely there tempos or slightly speedier. |
 | | Isobel Sollenberger [+]'s drifting, calling voice again provides the slippery but compelling hook amidst the slow-moving head-nod apocalypses that the rest of the group conjures up, while her flute playing, as on the regular releases, makes for an often surprisingly beautiful contrast. |
 | | The overall feeling of volume four is a heavy-duty downward slide -- not too much of a change given the group's overall sound, but with Sollenberger practically drowned in a cavern of echo, songs like "New Drunks (Revisited)" and "Take What You Need" are suffused with beautiful melancholy. |
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