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What it does has pretty much been done before -- but it's done well, and done right, and in the end, it's successful.
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There's still plenty to enjoy, but it's by no means a smooth ride.
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Thee More Shallows' pop fans might yearn for more mellifluous melodies - their hip hop heads for more doctored beats - but in this "Book Of Bad Breaks", they're clearly on the same page.
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Thee More Shallows have, in a short time, perfected their sound to an extent that they can take multiple left turns without losing their way.
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Songs bleed into each other and meander all over, underscoring David Kesler's spidery writing with crackling, sample-laced arrangements.
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Post-apocalyptic muck and digital drivel, outer space splattering of dark matter, Mattel and Fisher Price toy instrument sets: it’s all here, and it’s all in accordance with Anticon’s aesthetic.
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Under The RadarA puzzling but enthralling specimen. [#17, p.96]
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UrbThe adventure slightly disappoints. [Apr 2007, p.108]
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The more Book of Bad Breaks plays, the more it clings and forces you to concede to its charms; it’s an admirable album, if not quite a great one.
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FilterNo explanation needed--it's just great. [#25, p.96]
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[It] would be a shame for you to miss.