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Falling Off The Lavender Bridge
by Lightspeed Champion
The debut album for the ex-Test Icicles member was produced by Mike Mogis.
| LABEL: |
Domino |
| RELEASE DATE: |
05 February 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock, Alternative |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
90
New Musical Express
This is an album of genuine depth, one expressing the nervous conservative shockwaves which charge through party kids once they start to come down.
84
Filter
Hynes poppy solo debut is packed with romantic up and downs and love-induced nausea, making for easy listen of well-produced, structurally sound guitar/piano folk. [Winter 2008, p.94]
80
Uncut
It's fitting that this debut contains at least half a dozen exquiste songs that could work in any idiom. [Feb 2008, p.80]
80
Mojo
Dev Haynes' debut is a sinewy, surprising move for one steeped in metallic noise bridging semi-acoustic country rock and chamber folk with a folk-prog detour on the 10-minute centrepiece 'Midnight Surprise.' [Feb 2008, p.112]
80
Q Magazine
The 10-minute 'Midnight Surprise' is the album's sprawling, beguiling centrepeice, but 'Everyone I Know Is Listening To Crunk' is its bewildered, adorable heartbeat. [Feb 2008, p.96]
80
No Ripcord
Falling... is a remarkable leap forward; as Lightspeed Champion, Hynes is, at last, a serious contender.
80
musicOMH.com
Smart and funny. Bold and layered. Witty and affecting. Roll on the next reinvention.
80
Village Voice
Lightspeed Champion sounds like an ambitious fan, eager to stuff his entire record collection into his solo debut, but with the uncluttered grace of a patient melodist, albeit one who can't resist naming a song 'Let the Bitches Die.'
75
Entertainment Weekly
Falling's callow couplets and needless potty mouthing ('Devil Tricks for a Bitch,' 'All to S---') can't meet the expectations set by the lovely parade of kitchen-sink instrumentation.
63
Pitchfork
On Falling Off the Lavender Bridge, Hynes offers a comfortable (and more interesting) marriage of lush Brit-pop and Omaha-flavored country-rock.
60
Spin
Hynes stumbles into typical self-indulgent twentysomething pitfalls -- his ideas can be overdetermined, and he often misjudges the thin line between disaffection and narcissism. Still, his imagination is formidable.
60
Drowned In Sound
The thing is, Mogis’ ‘Americana’ treatment of Lavender Bridge’s core material all too often saturates each song, soaking though to the core of Hynes’ material and threatening to set in to rot.
60
PopMatters
Falling Off the Lavender Bridge is a confident and enjoyable introduction to Hynes’ latest musical project.
60
Hot Press
A million miles from thrash and punk, the twelve tracks here are an unusual mix of indie rock and country, with top class musicianship adding lots of depth and colour.
60
The Guardian
This is an adolescent album, promising and irritating in equal measure.
60
All Music Guide
Whatever the case may be, what's left is a record with some promise but too many flaws to be truly enjoyable.
50
Under The Radar
The record suffers from a lack of focus, with Haynes' almost passionless vocals adding little to the sometimes overly fussy arrangements. [Winter 2008, p.82]
50
Alternative Press
Falling Off The Lavender Bridge is a collection of alt-country songs that alternate between darkly funny and deathly serious, cleverly coy and crappily dull. [Mar 2008, p.140]
40
Austin Chronicle
Hynes' shift into elaborate, string-laden indie-folk is itself a profound gesture, but repetitive melodies and inscrutable melodrama undermine the mission.
The average user rating for this album is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
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