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Out of the Shadow

by Rogue Wave

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2004

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Overall Rating: 2.7277 Out of the Shadow is ranked overall as 2.7277 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.0660 Out of the Shadow has an avg. critic score of 3.0660 out of 4 stars

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All Music Guide

"Out of the Shadows" is an indie dream come true. A dream like another great Elliott Smith record, or a Sebadoh record that isn't an embarrassment, or a Neutral Milk Hotel record that makes sense. ...more

Stylus Magazine

On many of the songs here, the accompaniment sounds like an afterthought, adding to the bedroom-recording atmosphere. ...more

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Alternative Press

Think Doug Martsch fronting the Shins and playing the sweetest Carl Newman jams ...read the complete review at Alternative Press

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Out of the Shadow remains one of the most promisingly straight-forward indie-rock/pop debuts since Oh, Inverted World. ...read the complete review at cokemachineglow

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Trouser Press

This is not perfect music: the observations seem to easily gained; the faster songs mere replicas of previous monuments; and no matter how graceful the notes' elisions, an unskillful denouement on many of the songs' endings. ...read the complete review at Trouser Press

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In "Out of the Shadow", Zach Rogue (formerly Zach Schwartz) and company have created one of the best indie albums I have heard in recent memory. Rogue (guitar, vocals) together with Pat Spurgeon (drums, samples), Sonya Westcott (bass), and Gram...read the complete review at CDreviews

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