The Snake | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2008 | |||
Recorded | Dec 14-21, 2007 | |||
Genre | Experimental rock, psychedelic folk | |||
Length | 42:58 | |||
Label | The Leaf Label | |||
Wildbirds & Peacedrums chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.3/10) [2] |
Drowned in Sound | (8/10) [3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
musicOMH | [5] |
PopMatters | (8/10) [6] |
NME | (7/10) [7] |
Prefix Magazine | (8.5/10) [8] |
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