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May 20, 2016It’s warm, rewarding and a very, very comfortable listen. And therefore definitely not pysch.
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May 9, 2016Whether autobiographical or artistic, As If Apart is a powerful, exquisitely realized journey, the sort of bummer that sounds strongest in that alien hour between when you’re supposed to fall asleep and when you should be jerking awake.
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UncutMay 26, 2016Simultaneously dry, jaunty and eerie, As If Apart takes time to get lost in, but it's worth the effort. [Jul 2016, p.71]
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May 11, 2016He’s certainly carving out a niche that is very much his own, making for a colorful tapestry of sounds that are as uncanny as they are refined.
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May 6, 2016While not discernably stronger or weaker than the record that preceded it, As If Apart burrows deeper into its maker's sonic pet obsessions. This is a work of accessible insularity, outsider pop from a tinkering songsmith who understands all the inner workings of the genre.
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May 6, 2016As If Apart maintains a laid-back, weekend-afternoon feel, but it never seems too lazy, as Cohen is clearly adept at crafting pleasant yet sophisticated songs.
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May 6, 2016As If Apart will still add a few gems to your chilled out summer evening playlist, but it certainly leaves a little to be desired in regards to the evolution Cohen was clearly striving toward.
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May 6, 2016As If Apart follows the template of his similarly bucolic 2012 solo debut ‘Overgrown Path’, shrouding his loosely constructed songs in a shimmering lo-fi shroud that makes everything sound as if it was recorded on his front porch, which it almost certainly wasn’t.