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- Summary: The fourth full-length release for the Chicago rock band led by Brian Case was produced by John Congleton.
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- Record Label: Kranky
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
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Positive: 5 out of 8
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Mixed: 3 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Aug 29, 2013Era is another solid album; with the laser-like focus Disappears have, it's hard to imagine them delivering anything less.
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Aug 26, 2013Era is the sort of record you can just sink into.
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Aug 27, 2013Era showcases all the work Disappears have done cutting and splicing and regathering their sound together to regain their identity. It’s still lurking in the shadows, but finally, it's there.
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Aug 26, 2013Ultimately, Era is a difficult album to get a handle on. Much like Wire’s 1979 masterpiece, it really, properly throws you the first few times, but the haunting oddness of the tracks means they gradually burrow their way under your skin.
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Aug 26, 2013Era joins the other three albums as a missed opportunity.
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Sep 4, 2013Intentionally dreary, it could still benefit from a spark in the dark.
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UncutOct 10, 2013The prevalent mood is somewhat dour, and the loss of Steve Shelley blunts some of the dynamism in Disappears' dogged repetitions. [Nov 2013, p.69]