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  • Summary: The debut full-length release for Southern California-based Yoodoo Park was recorded in five days by Patrick Brown and Sean Paulson.
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Jun 19, 2013
    70
    The songs on Empire are still short, and while they retain the sunny aesthetic of Explore, they reveal a more motivated and confident Park.
  2. Jun 19, 2013
    70
    While even those fond of the '90s revival may be close to overdosing on nostalgia, Empire offers a fresh enough take to make it worth a listen.
  3. Jun 19, 2013
    60
    There’s no wild pretension and little real originality here, and it’s not going to change your life or make any critics’ Greatest Album lists, but it’s a lot of fun, and sometimes that’s all you want.
  4. Jul 11, 2013
    60
    All in all, Empire is a rather decent garage rock album.
  5. Jun 19, 2013
    50
    Park’s songwriting is nothing if not confident, energetic, and pop aware. The downside of that focus, though, is that the album feels homogenized, both lyrically and musically.