''Placer Found'' is the first full-length recording by the

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band

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, released on

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in 2000. It was reissued by

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in 2020.

Critical reception

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called ''Placer Found'' "a fragile album of moody textures and minimalist, slow rock sound explorations." ''

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'' wrote: "Like a two-headed beast that could be called Calexi-Low, these Miners are more interested in open spaces than the depths; no one could mistake this for music made by a big city band." ''

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'' deemed the album "a liquid dream of a record," writing that "the playing, never agitated or grandiose, challenges many definitions of rock guitar." '' Paste'' described the album as "glassy guitar tones, sedate tempos and a mood that took the slowcore template of Codeine and Low and adapted it for the emo generation." Reviewing the reissue, ''

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'' called the album "an essential catalyst for the new directions that Midwestern indie rock would take in the 21st century."

Track listing

#"Placer Found" – 2:54 #"East Berlin at Night" – 6:47 #"Texas Cinema" – 5:11 #"In These Hills" – 8:55 #"Stanwix" – 7:32 #"Longwall" – 5:48 #"Desert Cantos" – 12:15

Personnel

*Dan Burton: vocals, guitar *Joseph Brumley: guitar *Rory Leitch: drums *Kenny Chiders: bass *Pete Skafish: bass

References

{{Authority control 2000 albums Early Day Miners albums Secretly Canadian albums