Darker Circles is a 2010 album by Canadian alt-country group The Sadies. It was released on April 27, 2010, on Yep Roc Records.
| Darker Circles | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 27, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Alt country | |||
| Length | 36:07 | |||
| Label | Yep Roc Records | |||
| Producer | Gary Louris | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[2] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [3] |
The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.[4]
Darker Circles was named top album of the year in Exclaim! magazine's 2010 Folk & Country Year in Review. The album was praised for its richly detailed storytelling, "staying on top of the Sadies' progress over the past decade has been a wild ride. Aside from an endless string of collaborations, each album has edged closer to psychedelic country-rock perfection. The biggest obstacle has always been raising their songwriting game to the same level as their instrumental prowess, and that has finally been accomplished on Darker Circles."[5]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by The Sadies except where noted.
- "Another Year Again" – 3:18
- "Cut Corners" – 3:20
- "Another Day Again" – 2:06
- "Tell Her What I Said" – 4:53
- "The Quiet One" – 3:26
- "Postcards" – 2:41
- "Whispering Circles" – 3:12
- "Idle Tomorrows" (Gary Louris, The Sadies)– 3:28
- "Choosing To Fly" – 2:16
- "Violet and Jeffrey Lee" – 3:13
- "10 More Songs" – 4:14
References
edit- ^ Deming, Mark. "Darker Circles - The Sadies". AllMusic. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ Murray, Noel (May 25, 2010). "Album Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ Thompson, Ciaran (2010-09-20). "Karkwa win 2010 Polaris Music Prize". Aux. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ Jason Schneider, Exclaim! Magazine