| Moonswept | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 13, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | 429 Records [1] | |||
| Producer | Stewart Lerman and The Roches | |||
| The Roches chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
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