''Siberia'' is
Polvo's sixth
studio album
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. It was released on
Merge Records
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on September 30, 2013. Unlike its predecessor, 2009's ''
In Prism'', the album was not accompanied with a tour.
Professional ratings
An official music video was created for the track "Light, Raking."
Reception
''Siberia'', like its predecessor, received universal critical acclaim, with a
Metacritic
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score of 81/100 based on 12 reviews. In a highly positive review, Stuart Berman of ''
Pitchfork
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'' noted that the band's "subtle classic-rock quotes—like the “
Tom Sawyer
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”-worthy arpeggio that underpins the tranquil “Changed”—serve to make Polvo’s complex guitarchitecture more inviting to the uninitiated" & praised "Ash Bowie and Dave Brylawski’s more emotionally revelatory approach to their vocals." Fred Thomas of
AllMusic
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called the album "a step up from Polvo's original return to the scene. Though the songs here would have fit in with the best of their earlier phases, they manage to inject deeper subtleties and emotional crosscurrents than even their best work from the '90s without getting too soft in the process."
Sean Kirkpatrick of
the Paper Chase-fame ranked ''Siberia'' his 2nd favorite album of the year.
Radical Dads included it among their favorite albums of 2013.
Pharaoh Overlord
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picked the track "Total Immersion" as one of their favorites, calling it "
rfectly twisted progressive pop music. All these years I’ve admired Polvo’s exceptional arrangements. I just wonder how some musicians can be so advanced. Music like this cannot be made alone, this needs a collective mind."
Accolades
Track listing
#"Total Immersion" - 6:26
#"Blues is Loss" - 6:52
#"Light, Raking" - 4:31
#"Changed" - 3:24
#"The Water Wheel" - 7:57
#"Old Maps" - 4:11
#"Some Songs" - 5:32
#"Anchoress" - 6:12
Credits
Polvo are credited as the primary artist. The remainder of the credits have been adapted from
AllMusic
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:
References
Polvo albums
2013 albums
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