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Living On The Other Side
by The Donkeys
The quartet from San Diego, California, releases its sophomore album.
| LABEL: |
Dead Oceans |
| RELEASE DATE: |
09 September 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock, Indie |
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80
Uncut
All elements are delivered with an easy, effortless roll--you suspect The Donkeys may turn out to be lions. [Oct 2008, p.83]
80
Hot Press
What the record lacks in lyrical insight, it more than makes up for in charm, so settle back, open a bottle of Jack Daniel’s and make a toast to the good times.
75
Prefix Magazine
It’s this awareness that makes Living on the Other Side--on one level a pretty basic rock album that doesn’t surpass any of its predecessors--seem like something much, much more.
70
Tiny Mix Tapes
If the songs weren’t quality, it would be easy to write these guys off, but the tunes on Living on the Other Side are enough to make me consider charging a few tanks of gas to the credit card and seeing the ocean. And that’s saying something.
70
All Music Guide
Living on the Other Side is uncalculated and unassuming its delivery, evoking an earlier era without dressing the band in Glenn Frey's castoff threads from the Desperado cover shoot. It's also incredibly tuneful, which makes the Donkeys' second effort an enjoyable summer album.
70
Dusted Magazine
Living on the Other Side sounds as good the first time through as it's going to, perfectly pleasant but slight.
60
PopMatters
Living on the Other Side is a delightful slice of sunny, hazy, California rock, the perfect soundtrack to a lazy Sunday afternoon spent daydreaming.
53
Pitchfork
It's a nice flourish on an album with more than a few such moments, but they're not enough to make the Donkeys' nostalgia sound like more than a pose, or Living much more than dry and dull.
50
The Onion (A.V. Club)
They live up to their unfortunate name--plodding along, doing the work they need to do and getting no further.
50
Under The Radar
This is as rootsy as SoCal gets, but the originals are stiill more satisfying. [Fall 2008, p.89]
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