プロデューサーに盟友スティーヴ・アルビニを迎え全曲キム・ディールが作詞・作曲を担当した通算4作目。 オルタナティヴなギターロックサウンドに硬質なリズムと、ハスキーで独特なキムのヴォーカルが見事に融合したアルバム。(2008年作)

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2018/03/26）

Rolling Stone (p.60) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "STeve Albini, among other producers, keeps things raw; indeed, the record's primitive art punk sometimes echoes Nirvana." Spin (p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Much of the album feels like a trip around the world via a fever dream....Deal's skewed vocals, doubled and tripled in off-kilter harmonies, keep MOUNTAIN BATTLES on the dark side." Uncut (p.91) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he sweetly menacing harmonies of the Deal twins pull everything together, mesmerizing on the fairytale fragility of 'Night Of Joy'..." Magnet (p.97) - "Ranging from sophisticated twilight-time pop and souped-up Tex Mex to faux-country and flat-out overdriven rawk, MOUNTAIN BATTLES zigzags from one stylistic locale to the next without blinking an eye." CMJ - "These surprisingly mellow songs were written over six years...most of them retain the scruffy, raw production of their past efforts..." Kerrang (Magazine) (p.47) - "What always lurks beneath...is vulnerability and pain, bruised emotions that manage always to nag at the heart." Q (Magazine) (p.126) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Garage-rockers 'No Way' and 'Walk It Off,' all squalling guitars and chugging rhythms, are welcome blasts..." Mojo (Publisher) (p.101) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Reprising the beautiful understated chemistry of 2002's TITLE TK, MOUNTAIN BATTLES features twin sister Kelley on guitar and East LA Rhythm section Jose Medeles and Mando Lopez." Blender (Magazine) (p.77) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[O]ften gorgeous, as Deal's wafting voice strikes upon melodies pretty and eerie." Record Collector (magazine) (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's an album of many moods and styles, bound together with a gentle sense of triumph as the Deals effortlessly regain their place at the summit of the alt.rock pile."

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