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Title: Wonderful.
Review: I was a bit worried about this group. I really love their first LP, Cutouts and Castaways, but the follow up album, Her Majesty seemed like a bit of a dissappointment, although it definitely had its moments. It seems that they hit their sophomore slump awfully hard, and it hurt to see such a promisng group take such a lousy turn, but I digress. With Picaresque, they seem to have recovered their initial footing surprisingly well. The opening track, "The Infanta," is a catchy and upbeat folky number that sounds more like their old material. "The Mariner's Revenge Song" is probably one of the best and most epic tunes they have ever written, and "Sixteen Military Wives" even contains a bit of "subtle" political commentary that seems to work well for the group. Overall, I give it 4/5 Stars.
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