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| Somnambulista | ||||
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, chamber pop, bossa nova | |||
| Label | South China Sea | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
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AllMusic wrote that "while the music is reassuring and enveloping like the lapping waves of a tropical beach, listen closely to the lyrics lying just under the surface of the saxophone-led music and you hear sad, if poetic, tales of broken lives." [1] Exclaim! thought that "as the album progresses, we phase in and out of hazy vibes, jazzy licks and pop tinged varieties with a fluidity that is practically shocking." [4]
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