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  1. DonC.
    Oct 5, 2009
    7
    A debut album a bit unlike anything else in the indie scene. A bit muddled at times, but the lush arrangements and dub influenced rock-outs are absolutely worth a listen. I'd also ignore the statement that the songs are tighter and more focused live -- I saw them last night and the show was a disaster; an off-time mess with delay effects on absolutely everything. I'll stick to the album, thanks.… Expand
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  2. gomad361
    Sep 12, 2009
    7
    Overproduction courtesy perhaps of the "tutelage of Secret Machines’ Brandon Curtis" has blurred their sound and dulled it's impact. They rock much harder and sharp than this live, and what's with that record cover - Secretly Tamashek?
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75 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
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  1. Dusted Magazine
    60
    Unfortunately, there's nothing to the band besides the concept. Far from ramshackle, exploratory fun, the songs are paint-by-numbers melodramatic nonsense with a few interesting genre gestures.
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  2. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    Forget hi-life vibes: this psychedelic trip takes you from Jo'Burg to Brooklyn and way, way beyond.
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  3. Pitchfork
    62
    It's not always great--the band has a tendency to let its best ideas get the best of them--but there is a bigness of sound that is hard to approximate. And even harder to control.
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