Reviews
"There’s a gentle weight of experience that permeates the album’s lyrics, a freshly-sharpened edge of cynicism", "On their fourth album as First Aid Kit, indie-folk darlings Klara and Johanna Söderberg reckon with adult heartache like never before...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Ruins’ is a lush, expansive release that uses the siblings’ uncanny blood harmony to full effect, elevating their low-key folk songs into something majestic.", "'Hem Of Her Dress' finds a more raucous form of expression. An accelerated waltz driven by ragged saloon-bar vocals and rattling acoustic guitars, it ends in a big, boozy singalong, horns and strings colliding in the background...", "When they open up and truly let go, they achieve states of near euphoria and joyous magnificence. It’s akin to some divine magic trick -- best not to question and instead bask in the reflected glory.", 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Producing their fourth set, folk-rock impressionist Tucker Martine helps shape a dreamy grandeur, with touches of pedal steel and Peter Buck's guitar atmospherics, while a damaged romance bleeds across a widescreen America..."
