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Strangest Things
by Longwave
'Strangest Things' is the second album, and first for a major label, for Longwave, who got their big break opening for fellow New Yorkers the Strokes (although their sound veers much closer to that of 80s-influenced Interpol than the neo-garage of the Strokes). Dave Fridmann produces.
| LABEL: |
RCA |
| RELEASE DATE: |
18 March 2003 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Alternative, Rock |

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...
87
Launch.com
An elegant masterpiece of unabashed Anglophilia, all slow-motion shoegazer guitars chiming like beautiful bells of doom and icy, disaffected vocals that sound like the Psych Furs' Richard Butler minus the three-packs-a-day larynx damage.

80
All Music Guide
Echoes of classic U2, Echo & the Bunnymen, and Swervedriver resonate throughout.

80
Alternative Press
Longwave aren't so much groundbreakers as they are purveyors of haunting, earnest pop. [Apr 2003, p.80]
70
Trouser Press
A little blood and dirt and humor might have catapulted this album into greatness.

70
ShakingThrough.net
A full three-fourths of the record feels more like the work of a band that hasn't yet staked out a sonic identity.

70
Mojo
Bold, stirring and so unfashionable it just might work. [Mar 2003, p.114]
70
Playlouder
Even in spite of their obvious knack for a beast of a tune that knows no indie fear, they do a cracking job of getting peculiar on us as well.

60
Junkmedia
Often dreamy, sometimes rockin', but rarely more than pedestrian.

60
Billboard
Though this music could easily be viewed as Longwave's take on Interpol's take on Coldplay's take on Radiohead, it isn't that derivative or boring.

40
Blender
Longwave sound more British than Strokes-ish, with a mild talent for writing melodies that demand your attention. [Apr 2003, p.125]
40
Q Magazine
Where the big boys tick and twitch, Longwave merely plod. [Mar 2003, p.111]
40
PopMatters
Taken on their own, tunes like "Pool Song" and "Tidal Wave" are hip songs to listen to while getting a tan. In the midst of a 12-song record though, they sink under the weight of their own drone.

37
Pitchfork
I just always felt comfortable in my thinking that one Toad The Wet Sprocket was more than enough to fulfill a specific emotional and intellectual niche. Am I wrong?


The average user rating for this album is 7.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
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