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"The first notes of Airborne Charlie’s eponymous debut album [...] materialize like raindrops on water, delicate and rippling. Luscious harmonies and pillowy bass soon sweep through, filling out a melancholy meditation on time and love that feels like the ride home from a camping trip somewhere near a lake."

"This is a record that recalls the memories you’ve forgotten. Listening is like stumbling onto a Super-8 reel of your formative moments, rendered with the intimacy and pathos of a Bildungsroman. Some of those moments whisper, as with first track 'Until,' and others shout, especially on irrepressible second track 'Arbiter,' which croons to a lover and, occasionally, a river. Each of the seven songs is distinctive and yet part of a broader spirit, diving headlong into the melting pot of Americana music and bringing a few ingredients too."

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"Bilger and company played music like what one encounters riding an interstate at night somewhere inside the American cosmos."

"The clear affinity the players had for each other [...] drew the audience in just as much as the ethereal music with incredible emotional range. Harmony was at home in this group as well, with Greenhoe adding a depth to Bilger’s clear, crisp voice."

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