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- Summary: John McEntire produced this third album for the Chicago indie rockers led by Jim Elkington.
- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 11
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Mixed: 5 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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At their best—pretty much all of Black Pompadour qualifies—The Zincs sound like an accomplished friend, sharing skill and knowledge without being pretentious about it.
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A richly executed and textural record—one of the best guitar-based albums of 2007 thus far.
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As always, the playing is impeccable, although the cool professionalism evident on each song makes many of the album's tracks indistinguishable.
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This is a band that has a sterile aesthetic but is somehow able to create plenty of emotion and energy.
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There’s more under the pleasant surfaces of these songs than first meets the ears, more subtly inventive textures than blatant quirks: evidence that the Zincs are indeed on the move.
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The brooding mid-mid-tempo pacing and smoky classic-rock guitar grandeur set a table for some serious moping.
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Under The RadarDespite the occasional clever line or particularly striking melody, the album is largely unremarkable. [#17, p.96]