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Album Review: &#039;The Civil Wars&#039; by The Civil Wars - Daily Bruin

Album Review: &#8216;The Civil Wars&#8217; by The Civil Wars

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Irreconcilable differences of ambition. By now, fans of folk duo The Civil Wars — or anyone who regularly checks in to read articles by NPR — are familiar with that phrase as the supposed deathblow to the short-lived but superb musical career of songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White.

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Album Review: ‘The Civil Wars’ by The Civil Wars

By Andrew Bain

Aug. 7, 2013 3:26 p.m.