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- Summary: Beta Band founder Gordon Anderson (also of Lone Pigeon) reunites with most of his former bandmates for this new, equally quirky project.
- Record Label: Astralwerks / EMI
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 17
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Mixed: 4 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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One of the freshest, funkiest, tragic and joyous albums in recent times.
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Q MagazineThe Aliens' album often has the wide-eyed beauty of Brian Wilson or Jonathan Richman. [Apr 2007, p.120]
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As with the Beta Band, exploratory self-indulgence is rather the point of the Aliens, but here it's firmly anchored by fantastic songs.
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Under The RadarSome of the tracks will endure, but as a whole the album’s timelessness is limited by its own camp posturing. Still, it’s quite a fun ride. [#17, p.82]
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UncutEvery one of these 11 songs is a work of wayward genius. [Apr 2007, p.106]
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Astronomy sometimes sounds like a British invasion LP given the remaster and remix treatment: dance-ready, fit for a plush couch and extra-plush headspace, and oddly misfiled in time.
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Disappointing, frustrating and exhausting, 'Astronomy For Dogs' finds a band trying too hard to cram too much into one sitting.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 21 out of 23
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Mixed: 2 out of 23
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Negative: 0 out of 23
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nobbyburtonMar 23, 2007wonderful!
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May 23, 2013
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jamiemMar 29, 2007a masterwork
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DanielDJun 24, 2007G - R - E - A - T
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ToddCJul 15, 2007Brilliant. Best of 2007!!!
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ChinoP.May 29, 2007Excellent album! One of the best I heard in the year so far. I really don't understand why some "critics" rate it so low.
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May 25, 2013
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