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MojoMar 19, 2015More than the sum of its parts, the whole is wonderfully fresh and quite lovely. [Apr 2015, p.89]
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The WireFeb 4, 2015Lipstate's ability to evoke surprising antecedents strengthens her music's universality. [Jan 2015, p.67]
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Feb 4, 2015Fantastic Planet is a world unto itself, just as carefully crafted but breathing its own breath, living its own life.
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Jan 27, 2015Easily the most joyful and extroverted of Lipstate's albums at this point, it also feels the most vibrant and engaging, gracefully exposing a world of endless blissful layers for the audience to stargaze upon.
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Jan 12, 2015Ultimately, Fantastic Planet is not an easy listen yet it rewards persistent immersive airing by gradually offering-up its manifold charms.
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Jan 12, 2015A strange brew of instrumentals both delightfully becalming and playfully boisterous.
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UncutJan 12, 2015A dynamically nuanced, nine-song set that conjures real-world wonders as convincingly as a doomed voyage to some imagined, far-flung galaxy. [Feb 2015, p.82]
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Feb 6, 2015"Sisters" and "Growing" display a tendency to let her fascination with the moving gears trump the narrative movement that marks her best material. But fortunately, such moments are few and far between.
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Jan 29, 2015Fantastic Planet is an achievement in advancing that voice to a clear-eyed place, where wonder and apprehension can peacefully coexist.