• Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Feb 7, 2012
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Negative: 0 out of 20
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  1. Mojo
    Jan 31, 2012
    60
    The atmosphere is generally furtive, and yet the songs are at their best when they tap you on the shoulder with a familiar rough-neck charm. [Feb 2012, p.102]
  2. Feb 3, 2012
    55
    At this point it's hard not to feel like the Trailer Trash Tracys who sounded pretty vital in 2009 have been left behind by a whole slew of bands that followed their starting gun and reached the finishing line quicker, and better.
  3. Feb 24, 2012
    50
    Most of the songs on Ester are like partially frozen ice cubes tossed into a drink on a warm day: they work for a little while, but they never turn into something truly solid, and end up dissolving pretty quickly.
  4. Q Magazine
    Jan 10, 2012
    60
    At times it's gently dreamlike and beautiful, but its ethereal ambitions often feel like a lack of focus rather than a statement of intent. [Feb. 2012 p. 111]
  5. Under The Radar
    Mar 21, 2012
    60
    At times, when some tracks get particularly loopy and seem on the verge of collapse, it's hard to tell if that's the product of organized chaos or slippery excess.[Mar 2012, p.87]

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