ALL ASHORE
| Punch Brothers
ALL ASHORE
All Ashore is the fifth studio album by the American group Punch Brothers, released on July 20, 2018. The band announced the release of the album's first singles "It's All Part of the Plan" and the instrumental "Three Dots and a Dash" on June 14, 2018. The album was self-produced by the band and was released on the Nonesuch Rescords label. -Wikipedia
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Irish times
This marriage of flair and discipline informs each track: there are no wasted notes or silences.
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Pop Matters
What makes albums like Who's Feeling Young Now? feel so vivacious is their indeterminacy, their sense that things can change at any given moment -- in other words, questions of identity remain up in the air. b
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Folk Radio
It’s intimate and inclusive, and the listener feels privileged to be in on the five musicians’ private session.
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The Guardian
there’s no shortage of dazzling playing from a group that have the intuition of a jazz combo, with odd changes of tempo, and a couple of instrumentals to let rip their bluegrass picking. A curious curate’s egg.
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Indy Week
The album's instrumental numbers are precise and delightful, but they also sound as though they could fit almost anywhere in the band's back catalog.
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Roughstock
Americana stalwarts deliver a 'concept album' that blends many of Americana's best sounds into a sonic stew worth every delicious bite.
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Post to Wire
There’s a whiff of conservatorium pretence across much of All Ashore that detracts from its often truly beautiful and adventurous playing. ‘The Gardener’ best exemplifies when the vocal/instrument blend works though unfortunately its five minutes are overwhelmingly in the minority on an album that fails to make landfall.
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Exclaim!
There is less attention paid, it seems, not to the writing, which is often clever and quite sharp, but to the performing of the writing against the virtuosity of the instrumental performances. The balance puts the album unnecessarily on edge.
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Newsday
It’s exquisitely done, but also makes you wonder if the Punch Brothers should have followed their own advice.
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Healthy Music Obsession
Punch Brothers, on their new album, is a truly astonishing one. All Ashore is a nine-song suite that reflects on the issues that plague society, but also provides a sense of calm, escapism and togetherness.
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All Music
they nevertheless sound relaxed and weathered throughout the record, directing attention to the songs themselves instead of the band's instrumental interplay
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mxdwn.com
Between the lengthy instrumental breaks, the quick fiddle and picked banjo, no vocals will ever outshine the sheer mastery these musicians are bringing to the table.
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Americana Highways
The lyrics here are still strong enough that they combine with the outstanding instrumentals to create a consistent nine-song cycle.
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Throw the Dice and Play Nice
what becomes the focal point of the album is the listening journey to understand the album as a whole work and then to allowing oneself to react and possibly learn from it
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Cool Ad Music
Punch Brothers utilize imagery so ingrained in America that it continues to feel domestic as they start to talk about the bigger picture -- sandlots, gumbo, Instagram, and the classic sounds of banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and bass.
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JAS Reviews
The thematic arc of this album is something that I feel was needed for this year.
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Medium
a fun listen, and will keep the listener engaged for the entirety of the album
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The Guardian
That level of enthusiasm and the desire to create something new and interesting is front and centre once more on “All Ashore”
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grahamo.com
The vocals sit well, deftly woven into the gently woven tapestry of the album — integral to the music and delightful in all sorts of clever turns of phrase, but never overbearing.
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Go See Live Music
Their blend of bluegrass, jazz, pop, Americana, and folk, allows the band to move in and out of genres multiple times throughout each song.
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Otago Daily Times
there's no shortage of dazzling playing from a group that have the intuition of a jazz combo
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Spectrum Culture
All Ashore sounds more fully integrated than any Punch Brothers recording to date.
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International Music Network
For the most part, All Ashore feels like a breath of fresh Appalachian air. Both forward-thinking and imbued with an appreciation of the traditional sounds of America, it might not harbour a universal sense of appeal, but that makes it all the more beguiling for those who that fall for it.
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