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Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us
by Death Vessel
Joel Thibodeau's sophomore album was recorded in New Jersey and produced by Pete Donnelly.
| LABEL: |
Sub Pop |
| RELEASE DATE: |
19 August 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock, Folk, Indie, Pop |
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88
The Phoenix
Thibodeau’s melodies, which have always been pretty, are now beautiful.
80
Almost Cool
Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us lets loose just enough times to keep from sounding a bit too soft and steady.
75
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Death Vessel ultimately transcends rote freak-folk fancy; Thibodeau's bandmates kick up a compelling fuss, and Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us is strange and engaging, equal parts dulcet and dark.
74
Pitchfork
On first listen, his second album as Death Vessel may seem passive, even flat-- just competent, non-descript folk-rock. Give it time, though, and Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us proves more intriguing.
74
Filter
Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us sustains the antebellum lilt and spare arrangements of the first album. [Summer 2008, p.105]
70
Urb
An album that masks its bite with sounds of familiarity and demonstrates Thibodeau's uninhibited emotion with full-scope 20/20 vision
70
Dusted Magazine
The album is an enjoyable listen, but not enough is at stake for it to get under your skin.
70
All Music Guide
His enigmatic lyrics, pastoral West coast melodies, and blissfully androgynous voice rule the roost here.
70
Rolling Stone
His soft, childlike delivery strips the words of all pretension with an innocence that's as wrenching as the best current singer-songwriters.
60
Slant Magazine
Though Nothing's eerie lullabies are sweet in their own sing-songy way, the album's more energetic moments only serve as a frustrating indicator of Thibodeau's potential—if only he would think outside of his usual (voice) box.
60
PopMatters
A pair of great songs open the record. If the rest of the album can’t quite live up to their quality, it’s not that much of a let-down. Just listen to the start again.
60
NOW Magazine
Death Vessel have come up with a uniformly bland set of delicate ditties for Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us that are lightly strummed in a way that’s so frightfully fey, it could make José González want to rip Thibodeau’s guitar from his hands and smash it against the wall John Belushi-style.
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