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The Enemy Chorus is a strangely formidable album, and in its own way, a daring one, too -- these songs of revenge, oppression, emptiness, and despair might puzzle some fans at first, but they certainly are impressive.
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The 11 songs on their second album have their own separate identity, with a diversity of colors and influences putting the Earlies in the company of such contemporaries as Mercury Rev, the Polyphonic Spree, and even, occasionally, Beck.
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A great lost album in the making.
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Here, on their sophomore LP, these pen pals have dotted their Is and crossed their Ts flowing in and out of tracks that appropriately run the line of both personal and distant.
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A quantum leap in thought and execution from 2004 debut, These Were The Earlies.
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Not as endearingly obviously pop or as chilled out as their debut, The Enemy Chorus takes some getting used to before it unfurls it pleasures.
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New Musical Express (NME)Where the songs were once floaty-light, 'The Enemy Chorus' is anchored in electronic menace and murky krautrock undercurrents that make it throb as much as shimmer. [20 Jan 2007, p.31]
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Sublime.
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If their debut explored the space within, the Earlies' latest, The Enemy Chorus, peers into the void of the final frontier, with a similar kitchen-sink approach and more of the krautrock sprawl that characterized early singles like "Morning Wonder".
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The music on the album sounds muscular, more confident than before.
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It’s a rare album that is not only great on it’s first listen, but just as remarkable on it’s tenth.
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Q MagazineImagine David Axelrod producing The Beatles, and you get an idea of The Earlies' ambition and musicality. [Mar 2007, p.111]
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So what if there are bits of Soft Bulletin and Dusk at Cubist Castle all over the record? At least they managed to choose the bits that fit together well.
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Sure, the horns and strings are nice, but they don't really add anything to the already too-busy song structures.
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UncutLike its predecessor, the most impressive aspect of The Enemy Chorus is not so much the breadth of its references as the tumescent, head-spinning harmonies. [Feb 2007, p.74]
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Under The RadarThe Enemy Chorus' depth increases upon each listen. [#16, p.91]
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EricCMar 3, 2007
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bobcFeb 14, 2007
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IvanGFeb 9, 2007an amazing album, like love at first sight!!