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Track Listings

1	Rest of My Life
2	Destination
3	Elsie
4	Christmas Eve
5	Hayloft
6	21st of May
7	Love of Mine
8	Elephant in the Corn
9	You Don't Know What's Going On
10	Where Is Love Now

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Nickel Creek has been nomitated for two Grammy Awards this year: for Best American Album and Best American Roots Performance.

The Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum selling trio Nickel Creek—Chris Thile (mandolin/vocals), Sara Watkins (fiddle/vocals), and Sean Watkins (guitar/vocals)—officially reunites for the first time since its 2007 self-described "indefinite hiatus" with a new album, A Dotted Line, on April 1, 2014. The band then tours the US in support of the Eric Valentine-produced album this spring and summer, with shows in New York, Boston, Washington, Chicago, Nashville, and Los Angeles, as well as at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Newport Folk Festival.

As Nickel Creek's 25th anniversary approached, the band members decided they ought to mark it in some way, so they got together to write music in Chris Thile's apartment last year. They ended up with six new co-written songs, which they eventually took to a Los Angeles studio, along with one tune by Thile, one by Sean Watkins, and two covers: Sam Phillips' "Where Is Love Now" and Mother Mother's "Hayloft." There they worked with Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Smash Mouth), who had produced Nickel Creek's previous album, Why Should the Fire Die?.

"We were excited every day to be there," Sara Watkins says. "Having grown up singing together, there is something natural about our voices and it's really fun to harmonize. Our voices have come to match each other's really well. Sean and I are siblings, and Chris is about as close to a sibling as you could get." Sean Watkins continues: "It feels more natural and easy than it ever did, by far. Getting to spend time alone with our own musical personalities has helped us mature." "There's a joyful aspect to Nickel Creek no matter what we're doing. Things just steer themselves into that sort of place," concurs Thile. "We will go poke around in the dark corners but always with a heavy dose of optimism."

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Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 5.59 x 0.39 inches; 1.76 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Nonesuch
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 28929958
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2014
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 25, 2014
Label ‏ : ‎ Nonesuch
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00IMUXK2K
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Kim A Miller

Maturity wears well; a feast for the love lorn Creek fan

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2014

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When I knew this album was coming out, I wondered if they would just tread familiar ground. If you are both a Nickel Creek and a Thile Flying Circus fan (which I am ) the things you have been missing are Sara, the "no banjo" Nickel Creek Sound, the vocal blend and the rush of a NC pop song that just grabs you. This album delivers. So while I enjoy both the Punch Brothers and Thile's solo songs of angst and joy, those are just familiar ground. So here's my list from most enjoyable to least (for me):

Destination (pop song that just grabs you)

Elephant in the Corn ( an update of all those great NC instrumentals with lots of twists and turns)

Where is love now? (vocal blend, pathos, terrific stuff)

Hayloft (pop song that just grabs you, though this one has a lot of Punch Brothers assumptions driving the cover, like "we can cover anything, watch us!")

Elsie ( another classic NC instrumental that's a bit less avante garde)

21st of May (humor, bluegrassy) (for me things drop off after this)

You Don't know what's going on (kind of a Thile rehash, but energetic)

Christmas Eve ( escapes from last place because of the wonderful minor key chorus work at the end)

Rest of my life (which is not bad, but again, familiar ground)

One of the things I really loved about this album was how much Chris benefits from having a structure that does not let him wander. Each musical break showcases his skill and precision without inviting indulgence. And now that I think about it, that's another thing I have felt about missing Nickel Creek

By the way, I want "Raining at Sunset" played at my funeral, one of the most expressive pieces of acoustic music ever written and played.

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David Linz

Like a Dream.... Strange and Beautiful

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2014

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The long awaited reunion of Bluegrass super-group Nickel Creek has finally arrived and it does not disappoint. I have managed to listen through the album a second time in the space of an hour and I can say with some confidence that I will be listening to this another week before I fully absorb its different sounds. As welcome as it is to have Chris, Sean, and Sara together again, "A Dotted Line" is a charming piece of music in its own right. It's hard not to come away smiling after the first listen.

Of course hard-core fans will hardly need to be sold, but more casual Nickel Creek listeners might be curious what to expect after a seven-year Hiatus. In a word, the album is like a sampler of the different styles that Nickel Creek (and its constituent members) have explored over their careers thus far. The genre changes radically from song to song just as do the emotions; one moment whimsical, one moment heart-felt, one moment haunting.

But while the album is stylistically scattered, the band members are in total lockstep complementing each other on every track. In fact, the confident skills of each of the musicians involved was the one constant in an album that kept me guessing from start to finish. I hesitate to say I detected an over-arching theme (like that in "Why Should the Fire Die") but this album is deeper than one might initially expect. It deserves many-a-pleasant repeat listen.

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Nickel Creek has matured magnificently!

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2014

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Nickel Creek's "indefinite" hiatus was crushing news to me when I first heard it, and I couldn't be happier with their return. Their first album enthralled me with its ephemeral, youthful sound, and their second jarred me awake with the up-beat sound of a growing career. Their third album, "Why Should the Fire Die?" was a climactic crash of creative voice and experimentation, and the tragic harbinger of their "indefinite" hiatus. The news that the band was breaking up hit me hard and depressed me for weeks, but I couldn't be happier with their return. Nickel Creek has matured magnificently.

"A Dotted Line" synergizes the country tone of their second album with all of the most successful experiments from their third, resulting in a very controlled but dynamically unique voice that bears the echoes of their first albums unmitigated artistry. The soul of the musicians is on display, just as it always is. The album is a portrait of the artists as fully grown adults, still full of wonder and new surprises, but with all the control that comes with mature, experience, and mastery. Anyone whose ever loved any Nickel Creek song will hear what they loved on this album, refined and made new, alongside everything else that makes the group what it is.

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Andrew Matteson

Great, but not their best

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2014

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I love it. However I don't think it's their best.

Most of my close friends are big Nickel Creek fans, and they enjoyed this album more than I did. My favorite track, by far, is Christmas Eve, followed by Hayloft. I found Chris's songs kind of wandering musically but his biggest fans will still enjoy them.

The band was apart for awhile before reuniting to make this album, but they still play the same roles they did before. Here's how I characterize them for this album:
Chris Thile = virtuoso as usual; energetic front man
Sean Watkins = most measured, consistent composer in the band
Sarah Watkins = beautiful singer with a more mature fiddle sound

Overall, it's a solid album. If you don't know the band, I recommend listening through their albums in chronological order. You'll appreciate this one more.

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Enric

Very good music

Reviewed in Spain on July 4, 2019

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It is one of the best groups that can be heard. Is it worth it. És una meravella

kari

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2017

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love it

Michael Graefe

Super!

Reviewed in Germany on October 26, 2014

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Für jeden der zeitgenössischen Bluegrass mag ein muss!
Hier spielen und singen drei Virtuosen die gelegentlich auch mal uber den musikalischen Tellerrand des Bluegrass hinausschauen
und das mit perfektem Satzgesang. Schade das soetwas nicht bis zu den deutschen Musikredakteuren des staatlich subventionierten Rundfunks vordringt....

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Ben

A fantastic return to the bluegrass scene after nine years

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2014

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I had the pleasure of seeing Nickel Creek perform before they disbanded. I've been a huge fan for years, and Chris Thile's playing inspired me to go out and buy a mandolin. I've always thought they have so much about them as a band, and create a really great modern-sounding bluegrass sound.

A large part of me still thinks that their first album "Nickel Creek" from back in 2000 is their best, which features a more traditional sound. At first I wasn't sure what to think of "This Side", though after several listens it was a joy to listen to. They definitely made a move away from the traditional with This Side, and I felt that they maybe headed back in that direction again with "Why Should the Fire Die"? (which I thought was a brilliant album).

In the lull of nine years between Why Should the Fire Die and Dotted Line, I've also got listening to some Punch Brothers, Chris Thile's post-Nickel Creek band. These guys are absolutely fantastic, and their music seemed like a real showcase of Chris's song-writing ingenuity. There was a lot of weird stuff in there that sounded quite odd in bluegrass, and indeed at times it didn't seem right to call it bluegrass at all, but it was fantastic music nonetheless - catchy tunes, with interesting bits that you don't expect but just add to the overall memorability of the song.

"A Dotted Line" to me takes some degree of that Punch Brothers edginess, strips away the banjo but introduces Sara's wonderful voice. However, that isn't the tone for the entire album. Chris obviously has a lot of influence on writing material, but you can tell he's not completely dominated the writing process.

The opening track, "Rest of My Life" sets the album up nicely. Simple guitar intro, good clean vocals, working up to introduce the rest of the band. I love the whole start-stop feel to the song, as it seems to increase the complexity of the instruments, or introduce new ones, or add extra vocals with every short break. "Destination" (which I first heard when the band previewed the track a couple of months ago) begins with that similar feeling but within the first twenty seconds of the song, the pace picks right up. The song is so incredibly catchy - I've caught myself singing it so many times over the past week. I'd go as far as to say that it's the strongest track on the album - probably my favourite at least.

Things slow right down and take a turn towards the traditional with the instrumental track "Elsie". As with every instrumental Nickel Creek track I can think of, it's a beautiful showcase of playing talent that more than makes up for a lack of vocals. Continuing slowly, the fourth track "Christmas Eve" is the weakest on the album for me. However, it has definitely grown on me the more I've listened to it, and the slow and dreary chorus does become quite catchy.

"Hayloft" is definitely the edgiest song on offer here. It's really going to be the "Marmite track" of the album - you'll love it or hate it. It honestly sounds like it could be a hip hop or RnB song in some respects - the percussive nature of the instruments and somewhat pounding bass line would fool a lot of listeners into thinking they weren't listening to a bluegrass band. I absolutely love the repetitive vocals and catchy beat though, but I can easily see how this song might be the one that the more traditional-only fans skip!

The second half of the album is very strong too, and on the whole is more relaxed. "21st of May" features some great guitar playing in the introduction (and indeed throughout) and once again a ridiculously catchy chorus. "Love of Mine" is very slow throughout with a relatively up-beat chorus. There's a bit of a weird key change half way through, but this is another of those features that has grown on me the more I listen to it. "Elephant in the Corn" is the second instrument song on the album. It's just as good as the first, if not better. It's over five minutes long and features so many interesting changes throughout the song and you really get a feeling of music telling a story. The penultimate song "You Don't Know What's Going On" picks up the pace once before ending the album, and we finish up with "Where Is Love Now" which is a song featuring vocals from Sara, and another catchy chorus.

It definitely took a few listens to get into. There were some songs that immediately struck me as being good, but after a week and hearing each song at least 20 times, I'm hooked. My one complaint is that the whole thing is less than 40 minutes long. I could easily do with another half an hour of music!

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7年ぶりの再結成！

Reviewed in Japan on April 10, 2014

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私がニッケル・クリークにはまったのはわずかに2年ほど前。とうの昔に解散してしまったグループなのを残念に思っていましたが，なんと7年ぶりに再結成され，待望の新譜が出ました。こんなに嬉しいことはありません。
曲目は下記のとおり（作詞 / 作曲）
1. Rest of My Life (Chris Thile / Sean + Chris + Sara)
2. Destination (Sara Watkins / Sara + Sean + Chris)
3. Elsie (Chris Thile) (Instrumental)
4. Christmas Eve (Sean Watkins / Sean + Chris + Sara)
5. Hayloft (Ryan Guldemond)
6. 21st of May (Sean Watkins)
7. Love of Mine (Chris Thile / Chris + Sean + Sara)
8. Elephant in the Corn (Chris + Sean + Sara) (Instrumental)
9. You Don't Know What's Going On (Chris Thile / Chris + Sara + Sean)
10. Where is Love Now (Sam Phillips)
原則として作詞者がそのままリードボーカルを担当しています。心地よいハーモニーとクリス・シーリのマンドリン，シーン・ワトキンスのギター，サラ・ワトキンスのフィドルの絶妙のからみはそのままです。HayloftはカナダのMother Motherというバンドのポップなパンクロック調の曲で，このアルバムによいアクセントをつけています（歌詞はちょっと品がないかも）。3と8がインストルメンタル。とくに5分を超える8はDavid Grisman QuintetのMondo Mandoの頃を彷彿とさせるような佳曲・好演奏。解散後も活躍めざましいクリス・シーリはもちろんサラのソロアルバムなどもいろいろ聞きましたが，この3人はやはりこのグループでの活動が一番光っているように思うのは私だけでしょうか。

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