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Feb 19, 201380With the gorgeous, invigorated Eight Radar Brothers have opened up new avenues for the band, especially if they keep this expanded roster, which fleshes out the songs in new and interesting ways.
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Jan 29, 201380The end result is a very ambitious piece of psychedelia-tinged indie rock that rewards patience with some truly inspired tweaks on the typical slow-jam formula.
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Jan 29, 201380The depth of the songs passes by unnoticed for the first several spins, but a world of strange detours and unexpected emotions is right below the surface.
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Feb 11, 201375Eight is the sound of a band in flux, and that churn makes for some of Radar Brothers' most intriguing, compelling work yet. [No. 95, p.57]
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Jan 29, 201375None of these tracks are clunkers, but none will redefine guitar rock, either.
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Feb 21, 201370Eight is another slow burner but the flame is more ostentatious than we’re used to from the L.A. trio.
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Jan 29, 201370The album seems designed to be experienced immersively in the solitude of a dark room. [Feb 2013, p.78]
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Feb 7, 201360The album’s strongest cuts reveal an undeniable energy and excitement on the behalf of its creators, but those moments are much too sparse to draw in many from outside of Putnam’s cult of true believers.
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Jan 29, 201360So really, it doesn't turn out all that different from the most recent Earlimart, Beachwood Sparks, or Jason Lytle records: perfectly okay, not pushy enough to be even remotely unpleasant, and in a way you're hoping it's better.