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75 out of 100

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8.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: The Oklahoma band makes its Barsuk debut with this third album of quirky indie-pop.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Filter
    91
    Never cluttered, Drowaton is as compelling as it is complex. [Filter Mini #10, p.13]
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  2. Lost At Sea
    90
    Drowaton is as close to an orchestral pop masterpiece as you're going to get.
  3. Prefix Magazine
    60
    Nothing sounds empty, nothing sounds cluttered.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Aami
    10
    i got a promo cd by these guys about five years ago, glad to see them getting known. :)
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  2. bobs
    10
    let it creep up on you
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  3. ScottM
    5
    Not as well done as "Built on Squares" but it has its moments
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