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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the collaboration between n Yves Jarvis and Tasseomancy's Romy Lightman was recorded in two weeks.
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- Record Label: Anti-
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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The WireJul 28, 2021Banned is brimming with great ideas and fascinating sound – moments of gorgeous melodicism and soulful playing, all dressed in vivid sonic poetry. Lightman and Jarvis’s voices blend, stack and play off each other beautifully. [Aug 2021, p.58]
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Jul 26, 2021Some of its improvisations feel more impenetrable than others. But the album's unpredictable nature gives it some of its finest moments.
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Jul 26, 2021Banned is stronger when the pair sound more invested, when the songs feel more composed and can unspool without as many distractions.
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Jul 26, 2021Banned’s air of experimentation mixed with the artists’ ardent eccentricities fails to materialize into much worth noting.
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Jul 26, 2021Frustratingly uneven album: hang in there, ride out the bumpy passages, and something lovely is likely to happen; until those moments pop up, expect to have your patience tested.