Monday 15 September 2008

Nico Muhly - Mothertongue - Reviews

Almost Cool
An exciting release that deepens with further listens, Mothertongue is a great step forward from Muhly.
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The Phoenix
It's a gorgeous performance that anchors Mothertongue with its strength and solemnity.
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The Onion (A.V. Club)
It's searching, quizzical, and filled with alternately fleeting and sustained passages of astonishing beauty.
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Dusted Magazine
What makes Muhly’s work particularly interesting then is not only his use of this style--comprehending the four movements of the title track is particularly vexing as bits of voices mingle and move at different velocities--but the use of the style in a dynamic way itself, reminiscent of Nyman’s compositions.
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