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- Summary: This is the first album in three years for the Portland, Oregon-based instrumental post-rock quartet.
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- Record Label: Temporary Residence
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock
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Apr 8, 2011On Deep Politics, Grails sound more like themselves than ever, while taking their music to an entirely new level.
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Apr 8, 2011Straddling the line between wooshy Sega Genesis menu music and cinematic Pink Floyd maelstrom, Deep Politics is creepy and grand, and at its core is a sonic feast.
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Apr 8, 2011Stunning.
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May 4, 2011Deep Politics, their latest, is among their richest, most expansive offerings to date.
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Apr 8, 2011The only times Deep Politics doesn't work is when it goes for that sun-scorched, ex-cokehead AOR sheen. Perhaps when you cast your nets this wide, a little brim is inevitable.
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Apr 8, 2011The music achieves a throbbing equilibrium halfway through each track, which makes it easy to zone out. So maybe this is just great zone-out music.
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Apr 13, 2011The intensity of their work comes from a great deal of poise and restraint, but as is the case with Deep Politics, this tact can also come across as strangely normative.
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