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- Summary: This is the debut album on the Dead Oceans label for the trio from Brooklyn and Chicago.
- Record Label: Dead Oceans
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Electronic
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Mixed: 3 out of 10
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Alternative PressAll Aboard Future--for all its dystopian doom--somehow shakes out as the first truly modern punk record of 2009. [Apr 2009, p.133]
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UncutAlthough less exhausting than their debut, "Terrific Sounds," this remains an attention-demanding record. [Apr 2009, p.101]
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The result is a thrilling, hyperpercussive collection of laptop ditties mixed so cleverly that they'll sound great ticking through earbuds or booming out of dad's trusty Cerwin-Vegas.
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These Are Powers are trying to find their way while building their form as formless as possible.
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Their catchier material that front-loads the record is so distinct and stunning, however, that it's hard not to be left wanting more after those opening tracks.
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I'm inclined to say that they've reached a midpoint in experimentation where they can claim to be boundary-pushers and trendsetters, yet have done little in untried methodology, an undeserved sense of achievement.
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On All Aboard Future, These Are Powers’ songs distract from the music. Consequently, the record sputters.
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