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Title: Good, but not stellar
Review: I fell in love with Era after hearing a just a few little pieces off their second album, Era 2. That album is pure joy, and besides listening to it a lot myself, I've also given it as a gift.Therefore, after such a long time, I was thrilled that Era just came out with another album. It wasn't a question of if I was going to buy it, but rather when.This album is good, but it seems to lack the magic of their previous albums (especially their second). Some of the music seems almost recycled, and, in contrast to Era 2, there is a lot more solo singing in English. This in itself isn't bad, but it seems to draw the focus away from the chants and lush orchestrations. On listening to this album a couple times now, I almost get the feeling that a lot of the orchestral pieces on this album could be movie background music, which isn't bad, but I did expect something more inspiring and alive from Era.
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