The Art of Obscurity
by Iain Matthews
  • Record Label: Omnivore
  • Release Date: Jan 28, 2014
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  1. Resident Advisor
    Mar 31, 2014
    80
    While there’s a yearning for youth about the album, it also has calibre that’s to be celebrated. Matthews’ voice, his mastery of mood and storytelling shines through, lifting this to a satisfyingly high point of achievement.
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  2. Uncut
    Jan 31, 2014
    70
    The mood is melancholy, the voice crystal clear, the folk-based songs deadly direct. [Feb 2014, p.78]
  3. AllMusic
    Jan 31, 2014
    80
    This music glides across the ears, never indicating how deeply its hooks are sinking in; these songs wind up growing in the subconscious, suggesting how Matthews knows precisely how his obscure art works.
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