As the Crow Flies

As the Crow Flies is a 2012 extended play by American musician Amos Lee. Reception Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Matt Collar writing the songs "are as good as anything on Mission Bell" and this EP is a "must-hear for Lee fans". In Entertainment Weekly, Ray Rahman scored this release a B, highlighting "The Darkness" in particular. PopMatters Matt Cibula rated this album a 6 out of 10, stating that "all these tracks could have found a home on that record without diminishing its quality" and this music is good for fans of this genre. Writing for Spin, David Marchese rated this work a 5 out of 10, writing, "wistful folkie explores mildly darker corners, still finds soothing clichés amongst the mandolins". Track listing All songs written by Amos Lee. "The Darkness" – 4:40 "Simple Things" – 3:21 "Say Goodbye" – 2:50 "May I Remind You" – 4:40 "Mama Sail to Me" – 4:12 "There I Go Again" – 5:05 Personnel Amos Lee – acoustic guitar, vocals, electric guitar on "The Darkness" and "There I Go Again" Joey Burns – double bass on "The Darkness", "Simple Things", and "Mama Sail to Me"; electric bass guitar on ""Say Goodbye" and "There I Got Again"; cello on on "The Darkness"; electric guitar on "The Darkness"; accordion on "Mama Sail to Me"; mandolin on "Mama Sail to Me"; slide guitar on "Mama Sail to Me"; vibraphone on "Mama Sail to Me"; mandolin on "There I Go Again"; backing vocals on "Say Goodbye"; production John Convertino – membranophone on "The Darkness", "Say Goodbye", "May I Remind You", "Mama Sail to Me", and "There I Go Again"; percussion on "The Darkness", "May I Remind You" and "Mama Sail to Me" JJ Golden – mastering at Golden Mastering, Ventura, California, United States Tom Hagerman – viola on "The Darkness", violin on "The Darkness" Gordon H.