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Irving
- Record Label: Eenie Meenie
- Release Date: Apr 4, 2006
- Summary: This is the second LP for the five-piece California indie pop band.
- Record Label: Eenie Meenie
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 8
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Mixed: 2 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Under The RadarTheir songs of love and longing are set to impeccable melodies of pop bliss. [#13, p.86]
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Los Angeles TimesThis could be the Beach Boys scoring a Hitchcock movie. [2 Apr 2006]
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Death in the Garden Blood on the Flowers is summer fare of the highest order in the sense that even if you love this record you won’t be listening to it in October when the days are short and chill.
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Paste MagazineAn admitted throwback, but cool regardless. [Jun/Jul 2006, p.131]
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A true alternative potpourri -- quite refreshing in a day and age where more often than not, rock bands stick closely to a single style/approach.
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UrbEmo/indie/pop rock for people who don't like emo/indie/pop rock. [Mar 2006, p.123]
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Irving's penned a batch of songs that can hold your interest in short bursts but will never inspire arguments. And that's damnation for pop music.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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WillyMJul 29, 2006Fantastic record. Gorgeous melodies, fuzzy 80's synths, funny, dark lyrics. Easily the most fun album of the year.
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jeffwDec 18, 2006Great vocal harmonies - side a and a side b - genius!
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