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Grand Archives' sophomore effort really is worth the listen.
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Grand Archives (led by Mat Brooke, formerly of Carissa's Wierd and Band of Horses) evoke the pastoral beauty of the Pacific Northwest with their lush sound and wistful pop melodies that are both earthy and earnest.
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Grand Archives expansive haze-pop is not afraid to get happy, and it works when it isn't afraid to complicate that happiness.
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