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"We're not all the same in this town"I'll be honest; I was really worried about this one. Midlake seemed destined for a metaphorical crash. The Denton, Texas band morphed with each album, changing ... Read more

Midlake's sound has always been retro, but The Courage of Others takes the term to a whole new extreme. During their early career, Midlake's retro slant could be traced to striking Radiohead simila... Read more

Voor Digg*ers van: Texanen die de Britse folktoer opgaan. Over hun debuutplaat werd door vele critici nog wat minnetjes gedaan, als was Midlake niet meer dan een ééndagsvlieg of een goedkope Radioh... Read more

Når melankoli og musik parres, er det ofte knald eller fald, hvorvidt udtrykket bunder i nogen form for troværdighed. På Midlakes nye plade, The Courage of Others, virker kombinationen desværre... Read more

Midlake’s emergence as indie-scene headliners seemingly defies the laws of musical physics. For starters, it’s quite possibly the only post-1980 band to cite Jethro Tull as an influence. Its most p... Read more

Midlake - The Courage Of OthersIn the three and a half years since the release of what eventually proved to be their breakthrough record, The Trials of Van Occupanther, Midlake have seen the musica... Read more

The Courage Of Others is the third album from Texan prog-folk rockers (for lack of a better genre definition) Midlake. Their second album The Trials of Van Occupanther, was somewhat of a slow burne... Read more

The Courage Of Others heads in a more low key direction then Midlake's previous outings and focuses in on the groups folk undertones, while having an overall organic presentation. Unfortunately, th... Read more

Met je ouders naar een concert gaan is tegenwoordig makkelijker dan ooit tevoren. Immers, met bands als Fleet Foxes, Mumford & Sons, Bon Iver en ook Midlake herleven tijden van bands als Fairport C... Read more

In het zog van meer succesrijke soortgenoten als Sufjan Stevens en hoorbaar beïnvloed door zowel C, S, N & Y als Grandaddy gooide Midlake vier jaar geleden hoge ogen met The Trials of Van ... Read more