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Oct 18, 2012Department of Disappearance does sound strangely complacent and monochromatic, offering no twists on the technorganic aesthetic he's been plying since Grandaddy were still a bedroom act.
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MojoOct 18, 2012Department of Disappearance won't surprise or disappoint anyone who loves its 2009 predecessor Yours, Truly, The Commuter. [Nov 2012, p.86]
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Q MagazineOct 18, 2012Lytle's melodic warmth provides a protective layer against the heartbreak and horror. [Nov 2012, p.101]
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Oct 23, 2012Dept. of Disappearance is a good album that makes for a pleasing listen, despite its lack of ambition.
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Oct 16, 2012On the whole, however, the album is even-tempered where it should be adventurous, mild when there should be marvelous.
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Oct 17, 2012It's pleasant, soothingly warm water, sure, but you probably won't want to soak for too long.
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Oct 15, 2012It's difficult not to get swept away by, and even admire, the unrelenting sweetness of the songs [for much of the album's first half]. Eventually, though, it becomes equally hard not to gag on the twee preciousness.
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Oct 30, 2012Jason Lytle's solo excursions express a bewildering mix of emotions. Dept. of Disappearance, his sophomore set, muddies the waters as much as before.
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