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Lost At Sea

Operatic in scope, ruthlessly ambitious in its range, The Paper Chase have dropped one the most unique and substantive records of the year.

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Stylus Magazine

It’s a passionate and at times painful aural experience as a whole, but it’s one that has to be taken from start to finish.

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Prefix Magazine

Sure, 2004's God Bless Your Black Heart may be the Paper Chase's best album in terms of accessibility, but the band has taken its usual dark angle and bent it another hundred or so degrees toward further obtuseness.

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All Music Guide

Presents more of the same disconcerting, cacophonous, yet strangely melodic and catchy music that always seems to find frontman John Congleton on the verge of going absolutely insane.

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Alternative Press

The whole glorious mess creates a dramatic Wagnerian opera that's (barely) held together by Congleton's yelping. [Aug 2006, p.206]

Dusted Magazine

Now You Are One Of Us is worth checking out for its amazing production alone.

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Pitchfork

It's so gleefully over-the-top that even the most absurd and token-tortured lyrics neatly circumvent being taken at face value.

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Tiny Mix Tapes

While imperfect, Now You Are One Of Us is packed with poignant ideas and disturbingly beautiful moments.

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cokemachineglow

It's a well-constructed and performed album that sounds great on the stereo.

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Delusions of Adequacy

I admire the band's unorthodox approach to its music and its combination of disparate rock and non-rock elements.... That said, I will probably never be able to listen to this entire album in a single sitting.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes

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Dennis O gave it a9:
Allmost pure genius! One of the best albums of 2006

mike s. gave it a4:
The Paper Chase seem to recycle the same stuff over and over. Except now, the music doesn't sound as fresh and exciting as hide the kitchen knives. A disappointment, the band refuses to evolve every release sounds the same.

Winterfresh gave it a9:
This is definitely a solid album and another great addition by The Paper Chase. The lyrics are amazing, as always. I love it.

luke skyfacer gave it a10:
Everything inside the album, the album cover, song titles, and music itself, is incredibly creepy, yet it's marvelous. I have to hear other "paper chase" album now!!!

kathy m gave it a10:
This is my favorite release from The Paper Chase. Agree?

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