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- Record Label: Emperor Norton / Kindercore
- Release Date: Jan 22, 2002
- Summary: The Sunshine Fix is a 60s-themed side project for Olivia Tremor Control's Bill Doss.
- Record Label: Emperor Norton / Kindercore
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Pop
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A meticulously crafted pop album that's as well suited for curling up on a bleak winter night as it is for driving with the top down on a bright summer day.
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Here's my big problem with Age of the Sun: the ending.
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Doss on his own delivers a more controlled sound that recognizes quality over quantity without falling off the deep end of electro-dabbling, a fault that plagued some of OTC's later recordings. The result is clear, concise and powerful.
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Like XTC's Skylarking, the Sunshine Fix's Age of the Sun utilizes the song-cycle form to take listeners on a warbling, blissed-out journey that revolves around the life-giving power of the sun as a central theme.
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Entertainment WeeklyThe Fix is Bill Doss, here trading soundscapes for soft-focus songs dressed in late-'60s filigree. [8 Feb 2002, p.76]
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I've smiled and whistled right through every listen. But I haven't felt overwhelmed even once.
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Alternative PressA middle-of-the-road OTC record heavy on angelic vocal harmonies and light on innovation. [Apr 2002, p.84]
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