By and large,
A Dead Horse tosses out the supersession approach of previous
Golden Palominos efforts to concentrate on a steady core roster of
Anton Fier,
Bill Laswell, and
Nicky Skopelitis; vocal chores are evenly divided among
the Numbers Band's
Robert Kidney and
Amanda Kramer, formerly of
Information Society. A subdued, moody effort,
A Dead Horse lacks the energy and spark of the group's earlier work; only
Kramer's lovely "Darklands" makes much of a lasting impression.
–
Jason Ankeny, Rovi