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The Wedding
by Oneida
This is the seventh album for the New York noise-rock three-piece. Phil Manley of Trans Am guests.
| LABEL: |
Jagjaguwar |
| RELEASE DATE: |
03 May 2005 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Indie, 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...
100
Splendid
Totally brilliant, mind-meltingly good, and as different from Secret Wars as possible, except that both of these albums could change your life.
90
Magnet
Oneida's most cohesive and beautiful record to date. [#68, p.105]
90
All Music Guide
Wedding might not be Oneida's most way-out album, but it's as satisfyingly restless as anything in their catalog.
90
Delusions of Adequacy
It is easily the band’s most accomplished, interesting record, a record that will simultaneously alienate stodgy diehard “fans” and attract a new group of listeners to the band.
85
Lost At Sea
The Wedding is certainly a new direction in some ways, but it’s still the same brainiac rock that Oneida has been dishing out for the past eight years.
84
cokemachineglow
The band have always been the holding of hands between kinda-Kyuss stoner rock and spazzy synth pop, but The Wedding is unique in that it is something conclusively Oneida but also conclusively marked of indie’s recent resurgence on the mainstream pop-cultural landscape.
80
Filter
Oneida have blossomed into a welcoming landscape all their own. [#21, p.102]
80
Uncut
Bridges high- and low-brow without ever being anything less than exhilarating. [Jul 2005, p.99]
80
Junkmedia
The Wedding is a worthwhile gamble and a record like no other in the Oneida catalogue. Which, come to think of it, makes it a lot like every other Oneida record.
80
PopMatters
Even though half of the pieces on the album were written around the plinky melodies of a giant music-box the band built themselves, the result simply showcases a band systematically stretching out their fundamental ingredients, applying a well-defined aesthetic to a different musical environment and hitting paydirt.
80
Drowned In Sound
Whereas previous Oneida albums could be criticised for being inconsistent and almost too art-rock for their own good, this sounds both absolutely complete and wonderfully concise.
80
Dusted Magazine
Oneida have never sounded more ambitious, yet they’ve kept their proggy impulses on a short leash; the flourishes serve the music, not vice versa.
74
Pitchfork
Playfully scatterbrained.
70
Mojo
In every sense, committed rock'n'roll. [Jul 2005, p.105]
70
Prefix Magazine
The Wedding is certainly one of the best records this band has released and, more important, one of the better rock records released this year.
70
The New York Times
"The Wedding" has some misfires, but vulnerability makes a promising new territory for Oneida. [23 May 2005]
67
Stylus Magazine
The Wedding has some slow tracks, but they’re greatly outnumbered by winners that leap over a baffling range of musical styles.
67
Austin Chronicle
More proof that cohesiveness is overrated, and that Oneida's mellow will not be harshed.
60
Blender
Finally, an album that bridges the gaping chasm between hipsters and Rennaisance Faires. [Jun 2005, p.112]
50
New Musical Express
Psychedelic craziness. [30 Apr 2005, p.64]
The average user rating for this album is 7.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
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