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Yes, the almost nonsensical, stream-of-consciousness lyrics are still there, but the sense of songwriting, melody, and even depth of instrumentation has been expanded upon.
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Alternative PressThe rich--and sometimes gorgeous--glitch-folk of Elephant Eyelash certainly does the trick. [Nov 2005, p.226]
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A disappointingly safe album of reasonably enjoyable pop songs by interesting musicians masquerading as average ones.
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Elephant Eyelash is fantastic, an indie rock record that nicely balances absurdity and directness, pop hooks with stoned weirdness.
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FilterWelcome to the Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain of our modern indie times. [Filter Mini, Oct 2005]
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MojoFinds [Wolf] firmly ensconced within a four-piece-band format, but still coming up with the lyrical goods on a regular basis. [Dec 2005, p.102]
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Elephant Eyelash sounds less crisp and less striking than the folk-plus-beats arrangements of 2003's Oaklandazurasylum, but it brings more heart; where that earlier album's lyrics crackled with the anxiety of beating yourself up after a bad day at school, Elephant Eyelash soars like the last songs on prom night.
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The most poetic, bookish and winsome of the anticon crew, his new album as Why? sees [Wolf] creating lavish wordscapes over the deceptively straightforward folk rock music.
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Wolf has surpassed his personal best with one of the best records released this year.
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This is an unambitious album in the best way.
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It’s not that change is bad, but Wolf is moving into areas already well covered and away from ideas that beg for more exploration.
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UncutLurch[es] from homecooked early Beck to the expansive hooks of Brian Wilson or Todd Rundgren. [Dec 2005, p.104]
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Under The RadarWhy? packs so much musical and lyrical detail into his songs that you anxiously await each song to see if he can do it again. On Elephant Eyelash, he does it twelve times. [#11]
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UrbDamn decent stuff. [Oct 2005, p.85]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 28 out of 30
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Mixed: 0 out of 30
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Negative: 2 out of 30
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[Anonymous]Oct 28, 2005
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Jun 17, 2011
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JohnmApr 16, 2008