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  • Summary: The fourth release for the indie band is its first on the Bella Union label.
  • Record Label: Bella Union
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, AM Pop
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Magnet
    Aug 19, 2014
    80
    The album has plenty of massive organ sounds and driving rhythms. [No. 112, p.53]
  2. Aug 19, 2014
    70
    Even though Albumin doesn't quite hold together as a coherent statement, it's a densely packed, often fascinating work and a welcome return.
  3. 60
    While charming, Albumin suffers from a distinct lack of harmony.
  4. Aug 25, 2014
    60
    The band have expanded this time round, welcoming in new permanent members Tony Drummond and Walker Teret, and it’s had the effect of creating a much rawer, live-sounding album than its predecessors.
  5. Aug 19, 2014
    40
    While diverse in places and interesting at its best, Albumin is disappointingly underpinned by the singular drone of fairly dull, generic rock.
  6. Sep 3, 2014
    40
    An album that at best struggles to be exceptional and at worst is nearly unlistenable.