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  • Summary: This is the sixth release for the indie project formed by Raymond Raposa.

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Out for the West
Bought a Vanity Fair at the Value Village green tags half off bought some old Nike shoes and Sean Penn he was smiling from the cover the kind of... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Mojo
    Sep 12, 2014
    80
    The restless thump of Out For The West stands out. [Oct 2014, p.96]
  2. Aug 18, 2014
    80
    This is emotional, mature art you listen to on some lonesome night--or with a loved one--intently, focused, and open. You will not be disappointed.
  3. Aug 20, 2014
    70
    Decimation Blues examines with more boldness some of the possibilities hinted at in his previous recordings and brings them shuddering to life.
  4. Aug 27, 2014
    67
    Decimation Blues is solid throughout, with just a few scattered moments of unresolved confusion.
  5. Aug 29, 2014
    65
    Castanets manage to keep those raw influences in sight, whilst tweaking and twisting them into something different, and at times intriguingly strange.
  6. Aug 19, 2014
    60
    Decimation Blues has undeniably strong songs on the more experimental end of the spectrum and undeniably strong songs on the folky end of the spectrum. However, their placement together on one album (alongside a number of less successful songs) results in an extremely uneven listening experience.
  7. Aug 20, 2014
    50
    The harder moments on Decimation Blues feels too forced in their oddness, too self-conscious for us to really follow.

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