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- Summary: This is the third full-length release from the Irish electronic duo of John Kowalski and Rian Trench.
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- Record Label: Sunday Best
- Genre(s): Electronic, Downtempo, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Alternative Dance, IDM, Neo-Disco, Chillwave
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May 2, 2016Advancement ends up being an appropriate title, as this album largely dispenses with the cheesy elements that marred previous Solar Bears recordings, resulting in their most accomplished and enjoyable release to date.
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May 2, 2016In the now vastly-populated electronic marketplace, this is an album well worth investigating as an example of passionate scientists adding the music’s past immortal strategies to the planet’s ever-buzzing soundtrack to take it proudly into the future, rather than contenting themselves with replicating hoary old blueprints.
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May 2, 2016The good easily outweighs the bad on Advancement, and at its best, it's excellent. The pair have a knack for dynamism that keeps things interesting, and their production style has a compelling crunchiness to it that manages to sound modern without laying on the sheen.
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May 2, 2016This LP has the duo's best music; each track offers something to marvel at. But put them all together and it's like watching the world end 11 times in a row: what at first seems fearsome eventually turns mundane.
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May 2, 2016There is nothing particularly ground breaking or original about Solar Bears, and their music can feel a little samey at times. Despite these shortcomings, Advancement is still a thoroughly enjoyable, lushly textured record that rarely fails to absorb.