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Released | August 2, 2011 | |||
Genre | Indie folk | |||
The Decemberists chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Beats per Minute | 80% [2] |
Pitchfork Media | 6.2/10 [3] |
Popmatters | [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
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