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Feb 2, 2012A playful effort that comes from an ease with pop hooks and power-pop chords, a knowledge of how to employ a steady beat.
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MojoJul 10, 2013[The album] effortlessly skips across sounds and styles like a human Wurlitzer. [Aug 2013, p.98]
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Jan 27, 2012Imperial Teen crafts a super-clean, super-sharp, inordinately complex collection of songs that, nonetheless, go down like cherry cola.
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Jan 26, 2012The wealth of hook-heavy pop wonders alone makes Feel the Sound a fantastic record, but the sure-footed air of confidence and self-assurance that carries the record is what truly cements Imperial Teen as more of an institution than a band.
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Jan 26, 2012Imperial Teen still sound as fresh and vital as ever.
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Jan 31, 2012The new Feel The Sound--Imperial Teen's first album in five years--is similarly adult-minded, but remarkably more assured and hopeful.
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Jan 26, 2012No bad songs, but any other record they've made is better.
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Feb 1, 2012Imperial Teen have regularly delighted fans with their recorded material's impish tendencies, and Feel the Sound is no exception.
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Jan 31, 2012It's still cool to hear "Last to Know" endorse "pumped-up pecs and sticky skin," while "Over His Head" and "Hanging About" are perfect for pretending the Pacific Coast Highway is the Autobahn.
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Under The RadarJan 30, 2012Those who invest the time will be rewarded with a record rife with glorious hooks, harmonies, and heart. [#39, p.69]
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Mar 15, 2012They dip in the pop-rock pool and spread the bubbly referents in ways that may confound yet still engage kids.
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Jan 30, 2012Feel the Sound is not a classic, it's not a masterpiece, and despite its pristine delivery, it's not perfect. But it is an honest and genuine sampling of a band who continues to subvert expectations.
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Jan 27, 2012The sleekness of the production--this is far gauzier than the straight-ahead brilliance of On--can get in the way sometimes.
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Feb 7, 2012For the most part, though, from robotic-but-rambunctious opener "Runaway" to the late-album one-two closing swoon of "It's You" and "Overtaken", Feel the Sound leans on Imperial Teen's puppyish charm and love for soft-rock's smooth bliss.
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Jun 6, 2013Feel The Sound provides, when they’re on form, a reminder of how reliable they can be at creating crowd-pleasing indie pop.
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Jan 31, 2012With Feel The Sound, it's only the music that matters and the urge to enjoy it couldn't be more compelling.
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Jan 30, 2012A nice piece of muzak, an agreeable piece of middle-of-the-road indie pop.
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Jan 26, 2012Feel the Sound is such a consistent, and consistently smooth, pop album, that it might put you to sleep, or at least a musically-induced coma.
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Feb 6, 2012Feel The Sound, their first album since 2007, boasts the kind of incremental shifts in emphasis that no one but fans will savour.
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Jan 31, 2012While I can appreciate their longevity, ironic style and pureness in their sound, I can't admit that this was enjoyable for me.
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Feb 16, 2012Imperial Teen sound here like they're trying to squeeze some new flavor out of a chewed-up piece of gum.