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Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Uncut
    May 22, 2012
    80
    There's a heightened atmosphere and sense of scale throughout. [Jun 2012, p.84]
  2. May 22, 2012
    80
    With A Monument they have clearly shown that the have the scope and ambition to cross over far beyond that Portland milieu and establish themselves as a fine in their own right.
  3. May 30, 2012
    70
    Dense and darkly lovely music.
  4. May 22, 2012
    70
    There's a lot of life here to be had, and it'll only get better.
  5. May 22, 2012
    70
    While Tu Fawning never quite reach the same heights of grandeur as these masters of the form [Arcade Fire and Radiohead], their ambition and their technical prowess results in an album that reveals further depths with each listen.
  6. Under The Radar
    Jul 9, 2012
    60
    As a while the songs feel less adventurous and more in line with what you'd hear from the larger crop of rustic indie rockers. [Jun 2012, p.156]
  7. Q Magazine
    Jun 22, 2012
    60
    [Lead singer, Corrina] Repp's spectral omnipresence enhances A Monument's addictive, dark-clouded atmosphere, especially when things get as chilly as later-day Radiohead and as pallid as Portishead. [Jun 2012, p.114]

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