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Universal acclaim- based on 24 Ratings
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Positive: 21 out of 24
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Mixed: 3 out of 24
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May 10, 2011One of the most solid albums of the year. I'm so glad the band is becoming their own band. There's still a little Smashing Pumpkins meets My Bloody Valentine and Yo La Tengo in there but I feel like they're in a transition phase and building towards something possibly great. Whether they are imitating their favorite bands or not, this is one of the most fun and fresh albums of the year.
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Mar 14, 2012
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Jul 21, 2011The slick production values and mighty arena-filling guitar and drum sounds will jolt fans of the New York City band's charming lo-fi debut.
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Under The RadarJun 8, 2011You get a sense that The Pains Of Being Pure At heart are only kind of serious and it;'s this half-seriousness that makes the band's brand of wounded-bastard-twee-pop so very irresistible. [May 2011, p.86]
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Q MagazineMay 18, 2011Only the title track, with its surge of guitar fuzz, really matches the idea with the execution. [May 2011, p.120]