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There's a persistent gauze throughout Can't Go Back, the second album from the Papercuts, and the light-diffusing effect is gently magical. Jason Quever's the brainchild, voice, and songwriter for the 10 tracks here, sporting a lo-fi yearn and a fascination for the pivot points where post-innocence folk mutates with indie rock. The audio mix is key: acoustic guitars, bass, organ, and drums become a hazy shimmer, so closely entwined that they almost become a single sound as Quever sings in a reverb-soaked, softly high pitch. Quever goes into an indecipherable warble at points on "Found Bird," amid whistles and martial snare-drum accompaniment, but for the most part he's poised frontally with a touch of confessionalism and more than a strong dash of simple, folkie naiveté, right where it crosses paths with lovelorn psychedelia. --Andrew Bartlett
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Earth Laughs in Flowers,
This review is from: Can't Go Back (Audio CD)
Of all the three albums by Papercuts, "Can't Go Back" is without a doubt the best. From start to finish, the listener is hooked. The melodies are strong, the lyrics are confessional, the instruments do sound like one beautiful machine behind Jason's voice which like many great singers over the past decade, is drenched in spring or hall reverb giving it a triumphant quality as if he is singing like he is gonna die any day and must get these tunes in his head on wax before he meets his maker. I don't usually like to give an album 5 stars unless it really really deserves it. I'd give "Can't Go Back" if it were at all possible. Buy this album. Oh, and it sounds best cranked up really loud or through some decent ear cupped headphones.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
soothing 60's sound,
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This review is from: Can't Go Back (Audio CD)
beautiful and soothing. for me there are at least these stand-out tracks: "Dear employee" and "Sandy". I have played those so many times over, especially helpful during emotionally turbulent times, I'll just leave it at that. soothing to the soul. i was not disappointed by the lo-fi quality, that is what i like about it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Underrated for sure,
By Natty Soltesz "bacteriaburger" (pittsburgh) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Can't Go Back (Audio CD)
Geez, how have I never heard this album before? I caught a snippet of one song scoring a video on Youtube and was instantly intrigued. Bought the album and it hasn't left my CD player (home, car, portable) since. This is some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard, sad and sweet and melancholy. It's all in the melodies. As soon as you hear it, you know.
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