| The Cloud of Unknowing | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 5, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | August 2006 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 42:41 | |||
| Label | Tompkins Square | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Dusted Magazine | (favorable) [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.7/10) [3] |
| The Times | [4] |
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