''Thoughts That Float on a Different Blood'' is a

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Dustin Kensrue Dustin Michael Kensrue (pronounced KENZ-roo) is a musician, singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in the rock band Thrice, as well as a solo artist. Career 2007: Please Come Home On October 10, 2006, it was a ...

. It is the fifth album released by Kensrue, as well as his first live album.

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released the album on March 18, 2016. The album was recorded over two shows at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana, California in December 2015. A related EP, ''More Thoughts That Float on a Different Blood'', was released on November 25, 2016, for

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. It consists of two additional cover songs.

Critical reception

Indicating in an eight out of ten review from ''

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'', Adam Feibel states, "''Thoughts That Float on a Different Blood'' is a hauntingly beautiful record that's much more than the sum of its parts." Craig Ismaili, signaling in an 8.8 review at

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, writes, "Dustin Kensrue certainly hits a home run here, releasing not just one of the best live albums of the past year, but one of the best albums of the year, period."

Track listing

Charts

References

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