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- Artist(s): Jessie Gulati, Sam Sprague, Tim DeNardo, Anthony Lukens
- Summary: The third album for the San Diego indie rock quartet sees the influence of the music of Pavement.
- Record Label: Dead Oceans Records
- Genre(s): Indie Rock, American Trad Rock
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 2 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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UncutJun 3, 2011The Donkeys' debut album was impressive enough, but there;s even more to admire in this fine follow-up. [Jul 2011, p.80]
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Apr 29, 2011The album as a whole, however, is more than reasonably enjoyable. While still by its nature loosely strung and carefree, Born with Stripes demands your attention in a way that Living on the Other Side never did.
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Q MagazineMay 31, 2011Superb. [Jun 2011, p.114]
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Apr 29, 2011Just another chilled, spaghetti western-atmospheric SoCal indie rock venture then? Glad to hear it, keep 'em coming.
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Apr 29, 2011Born with Stripes, is a quietly enjoyable listen, something where emotions get expressed with often restrained energy--but, crucially, never lacking that core energy to start with.
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Apr 29, 2011Though they'd likely see a frighteningly short life span in a place like Brooklyn, this music remains endearing for reasons that have little to do with their record collections. Intangibles.
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May 3, 2011With no clear-cut standout like "Nice Train" or "Dolphin Center," the record fights to find its footing on slacker-rock ground and never quite gets there.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Jun 29, 2011
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