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Fast Future Present
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  • Summary: This is the debut disc for the atmospheric Denton, Texas indie rockers.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Mojo
    80
    This is some coming-of-age classic. [Sep 2004, p.96]
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  2. AllMusic
    80
    Fast Future Present is a self-assured and often fascinating collection of songs that artfully blend the standard elements of post-rock with unexpectedly melodic pop.
  3. The Wire
    80
    A scattering of influences have been streamlined into tightly focused songs, with a keen sense of melody and an impressive grasp of agitated, Gang Of Four-style rhythms. [#247, p.70]
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  4. Delusions of Adequacy
    70
    Much like Slint, Mandarin’s sound is often infused with an eerie coldness that seems to melt when the songs begin to grow exponentially in texture.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    While Mandarin certainly rock, they do so at a pedestrian amble. [11 Sep 2004, p.53]
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  6. Stylus Magazine
    70
    More than anything else, Past, Present and Future is a record that is important because it denotes progress and the promise of far greater things.
  7. Q Magazine
    40
    Often seems willfully inscrutable. [Sep 2004, p.120]
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  1. [Anonymous]
    May 23, 2005
    9
    Absolutely outstanding - not a bad song on there.