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MojoDec 7, 2017Anthropocene is rich with stark beauty and wry smiles hidden among Oren's observations of "billboard signs touring God's designs," and "the Bible belt taking to itself all night on the FM waves." [Jan 2018, p.90]
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Dec 7, 2017It's easy to get lost in the fog of music on Peter Oren's latest release. He's got a low and dreamy voice. The songs move at a slow pace.
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Nov 16, 2017The substance to his music however means Anthropocene is consistently listenable, and at times immensely enjoyable. Exploring one of the most dismal subjects we as a race can face, it’s nonetheless a joy.
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UncutNov 9, 2017Recorded in Nashville with Ken Coomer producing and former Sturgill Simpson guitarist Laur Joamets adding minimal country flourishes, it goes some way to understanding what to do with Oren's voice, a low, conversational rumble which manages to disguise the clipped poetry of his lyrics as easy conversation. [Dec 2017, p.32]
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Nov 9, 2017These 10 songs are like soundings from between the cracks, faint echoes from an inveterate wanderer whose revulsion at our anthropocentric ruination of the world leads him to ever-darker places.
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Nov 9, 2017That voice is deservedly the musical centerpiece of Anthropocene, a record that, like its predecessor, is given flesh by a wide cast of accomplished collaborators, such as Wilco drummer and tasteful producer Ken Coomer and flashy Sturgill Simpson guitarist Laur Joamets.
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Nov 9, 2017It's a solid label debut that finds its own footing apart from the Wilco connection.
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Q MagazineNov 9, 2017The frequently heavy subject matter is brightened musically by flashes of pedal steel and taut strings--meaning things never get too oppressive. When it's over though, you're left feeling you've been touched by something deeply elemental. [Dec 2017, p.109]