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- Summary: The debut album for the Canadian trio who were members of the band P:ano.
- Record Label: Tomlab
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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At its core, throughout the course of Come Into My House, No Kids remain a group of talented musicians with excellent, compelling ideas.
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The fact of the matter is, despite lesser numbers, they have demonstrated progression as artists.
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Less busy instrumentally than P:ano, the band still deals out polyrhythms generously and peppers its tunes with a vast arsenal of instruments that include expansive lap steel, woodwinds, and string and horn sections.
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Safe-sex ed for Ivy Leaguers.
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The album could use a little more of Fitzgerald's fiery extremes, and a bit less of meandering disappointments like "You Looked Good to Me" or "Dancing in the Stacks", but at its best it's a clever piece of musical storytelling by a band unintimidated by genre.
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Heady swirl, indeed: much of Come Into My House unfolds with all the knacker-shrivelling underwhelmingness of a tepid bath.
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Music this insistently okay should suffice as sonic Paxil, but there are less complicated ways to treat your depression. [Apr 2008, p.102]
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