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"This time the sound is pared back, with a focus on original material from Blum and husband Haugaard, with a couple of traditional pieces and covers in there, like an aching version of Tim O'Brien's lilting "The Garden." Even singing in English, her voice has that outer tender fragility and inner steel core. With several instrumentals as well as songs, the band gets its chance to shine, too - Haugaard is a world-class violinist, and Blum is no slouch on the instrument, either, as she proves on the title track. These days, Haugaard has pulled back a lot from the pyrotechnics of earlier years to concentrate on adding to the sound and the melody ... The sumptuous "Blandt De Skygger Der Falder" is simple and wonderful, a heartfelt duet between Blum and cittern player Esbjorn Hazelius. But those sparest moments are often the most sublime ... A very welcome return".

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