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- Summary: The third full-length solo release for the Vampire Weekend bassist was recorded in London and Los Angeles.
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- Record Label: Glassnote Entertainment Group
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 4 out of 7
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Mixed: 3 out of 7
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Jan 26, 2021Baio’s third and latest doesn’t drastically divert from type as such but presents his songwriting at its most concrete in pace, malleability and variety.
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Jan 26, 2021This album is a huge leap forward for Baoi. The record teams with hope, which couldn’t be more apt for a moment in which a new political era dawns and light, albeit slowly, finds its way through the darkness.
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Jan 28, 2021Packed full of bright ideas and moreish hooks, ‘Dead Hand Control’ is a hopeful document about finding peace in your relationships and immediate surroundings, even when the world is on fire.
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Jan 28, 2021Unlike his previous albums, the play times on Dead Hand Control vary widely, with tracks sometimes transitioning into one another. It ultimately has the effect of a night out at the club or, more precisely, a series of 12" extended dance mixes à la the 1980s that are cued up among radio cuts.
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MojoJan 26, 2021Comes with the smart lightness of touch that's the Vampire Weekend birthright. [Mar 2021, p.89]
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UncutJan 26, 2021It's uneven in places, but "OMW" - a twinkly 10-minute closer written with Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig - is a low-key delight. [Mar 2021, p.25]
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Feb 2, 2021The act of combining musical stylings that range from African tribal beats through to Talking Heads inspired synth pop, with lyrics that seek to overcome a divisive social culture is an intention nothing short of universal. It’s just in the execution where he falls short, leaving little to the imagination of the listeners on an album that strikes a rather predictable tone.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Feb 22, 2021
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