In a four-starred review, The Guardian called the album "A triumphant excursion".[1] Writing in The Independent on 27 November 2011, Nick Coleman said that "The Hegarty songs respond slightly better to the treatment than do Wyatt's, with the exception of 'Sea Song'."[2] MusicOmH said: "In a largely flawless set, the Antony & The Johnsons songs in particular are luminously beautiful, perfectly suited to the sisters’ passionate, breathy vocals and McNally’s elegant arrangements" but felt that The Unthanks are "at their best when providing a mixed palette of the centuries-old music of their native county and their own unique takes on the work of some of today’s most interesting performers. Just focusing on the latter, they’re marginally less interesting."[3]
Track listing
No. Title Length
1. "Bird Guhl"
2. "Man is the Baby"
3. "You Are My Sister"
4. "For Today I Am a Boy"
5. "Paddy's Gone"
6. "Spiralling"
7. "Stay Tuned"
8. "Dondestan"
9. "Lullaby for Hamza"
10. "Lisp Service"
11. "Free Will and Testament"
12. "Out of the Blue"
13. "Cuckoo Madame"
14. "Sea Song"
15. "Forest (excerpt)"
The Unthanks
Rachel Unthank – voice, feet, dulcitone
Becky Unthank – voice, feet
Adrian McNally – piano on Robert Wyatt set, drums on Antony set, harmonium, voice
Chris Price – drums on Robert Wyatt set, electric bass on Antony set, voice
Niopha Keegan – violin, accordion, voice
Additional musicians
Ros Stephen – violin, voice
Becca Spencer – viola, voice
Jo Silverston – cello, voice
Lizzie Jones – trumpet, voice
Dean Rivera – double bass
Jonny Kearney – piano on Antony set
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Gracias a Lucía Guichón
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