• Record Label: Woodsist
  • Release Date: Apr 3, 2012
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Apr 9, 2012
    80
    Family Perfume Vol. 1 wafts with a brilliant array of aromas, drifting from atmospheric psychedelia to homegrown folk melodies that leave a lingering sweetness in your mouth.
  2. Apr 9, 2012
    78
    If the album in its entirety feels open-ended, well, that's because it is, but by any measure Family Perfume is a pleasantly disarming ride, loaded with great, barely noticeable moments.
  3. May 11, 2012
    76
    Presley finds melodic inspiration in classic rock, but blurs his reference points toward punk by coating the music in lo-fi grit. His third proper album, Family Perfume, doubles down on those zonked out inclinations.
  4. May 16, 2012
    70
    While Family Perfume treads familiar ground, it does it well, as well as anyone since the weird ramblings of Elephant 6's Olivia Tremor Control and Apples in Stereo. Good melodies, weird noises, basement tape production-what's not to love?
  5. Apr 9, 2012
    70
    Vol. 1 is commendable and helps make the album a worthy addition to White Fence's excellently warped catalog.
  6. Apr 9, 2012
    70
    The album's greatest quality is its experimentation, its occasional burst of punk emotion ("Soaring pique daily number 2″) and the way it can transition seamlessly into feel-good organ and upbeat acoustic guitar on the next track ("A Hermes Blues").

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