★★★★★
Release Date: April 2nd 2013 A few years ago, I was really into bands like Circa Survive, Eisley, Of Machines, and a few others. Basically, I was into experimental and progressive rock and post-hardcore. Well, MA outfit The Receiving End of Sirens was one of them, and I was heavily into them for a couple years. I haven't listened to them in a long time, but I found out in 2011 that one of the lead vocalists Casey Crescenzo started a project of his own, which is The Dear Hunter...
- absolutepunk.net
2013-05-11
★★★★★
A wonderful escape.
These days, quality and true artistry are often indirectly proportional to popularity. In other words, the vast majority of today's most unique and important music is being shaped by artists who've yet to reach the level of success and notoriety they deserve. Such is the case of the Dear Hunter, a band whose experimental mixture of indie rock, progressive rock, classical, and folk provides the perfect vehicle for highly idiosyncratic songwriting and storytelling...
- www.popmatters.com
2013-04-25
★★★★★
"Fans of heavier and more technical work might be disappointed at first glance, but there are many interesting moments on 'Migrant' that allow this record to go further than that of your average 'heavy-gone-soft' rock band." In today's world and with the state of the modern music industry it is now commonplace for a band to leave the heavier or more technical roots behind in favor of a radio-friendly approach to music...
- www.metalunderground.com
2013-04-18
★★★★★
Casey Crescenzo has recorded four full-length albums as The Dear Hunter (three of which are the first half in a planned six-part series), as well as a novel based on the albums' mythology. His latest album, Migrant , stands alone. It's Crescenzo's first time working outside of the structure of a concept album and while it reaches the grandiosity of his previous releases, the results are uneven.
Most of what's worthwhile in Migrant fades out halfway through the album...
- consequenceofsound.net
2013-04-11
★★★★★
So I'll be honest - I've never been a huge Dear Hunter fan. Hell, I wasn't even a big fan of Casey Crescenzo's previous band, The Receiving End Of Sirens. Anyways, I've never had anything against The Dear Hunter's ambition to tell an epic story over the course of various Acts. I even thought the idea of releasing a million songs that fit in a color spectrum was pretty dope, but the music just never kept my attention. Was it too ambitious? Too grandiose? Maybe...
- absolutepunk.net
2013-04-01
★★★★★
Release Date: March 5th 2013 RI indie outfit The Dear Hunter is not a band that I'm all too familiar with; in 2011, I was introduced to them through their last record The Color Spectrum, which I actually quite enjoyed, but have not listened to in years. So, when I found out the band released a new single from upcoming Migrant, I was VERY excited to listen to it. I decided to download the track on iTunes, because I knew I would enjoy it quite a bit. Well, I was right, because I do enjoy it...
- absolutepunk.net
2013-04-01
★★★★★
Summary: With only a couple of strokes of the pen, the Dear Hunter establish themselves as virtuosos of anthems written under the blistering sun. 2 of 2 thought this review was well written The Dear Hunter's objective of "The Color Spectrum" was to create a pretty loose collection of musical projects that corresponded rather vaguely with different colors...
- www.sputnikmusic.com
2012-07-19
★★★★★
Sound: The Dear Hunter, led by Casey Crescenzo, have decided to take a break from their 6 album concept (now known as the "Act" albums) to focus on something else: the color spectrum. With this release, the band has put out 9 EPs (black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, white) whose music revolves around the emotions that the colors convey. For example, red is passionate, black is disorientating, yellow is cheerful, and so on...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2012-04-12
★★★★★
Sound: "Act II: The Meaning of, & All Things Regarding Ms. Leading" is the debut album from The Dear Hunter, an avant orchestra pop band. Even putting the band under the mouthful "an avant orchestra pop band" doesn't exactly make justice to everything the band successfully incorporates into this concept masterpiece. Oh no, dear (heh), you'll be greeted with large doses of jazz, blues, punk, electronica, waltz, circus, saloon music, and baritone railroad chants...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2012-04-12
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