''Mountain Rock'' is the third record by

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-formed

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band Dear Nora. It was originally released through Magic Marker Records in 2004. In 2017, it would receive a critically applauded reissue through Orindal.

Composition

''Mountain Rock'' has been applauded as an "overlooked

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masterpiece" and an "

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classic".

Critical reception

''Mountain Rock'' has been welcomed with mostly positive reviews towards both its 2004 release and 2017 reissue. Quinn Moreland of ''

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'' called it Davidson's "most complex album". Moreland credited tracks "You Are a Bear" and "Oxygen & the Mellow Stuff" with anticipating

musician

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and the "charmed beltings" of

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duo

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References

2004 albums Dear Nora albums {{2000s-album-stub