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  • Summary: This is the debut full-length electronic release for guitarist Rob McAndrews, best known for his work with James Blake.
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. 70
    For Years is very well made, especially for a debut, and has a lot of emotion--but it also feels applied to an existing context, and one that has dated quickly.
  2. Jul 1, 2013
    70
    This may not be as exciting as people expected, but it’s detailed, coherent, and worth a spin.
  3. Jul 3, 2013
    70
    For Years feels like the natural conclusion to the quest he quietly started back in 2010.
  4. Jul 1, 2013
    65
    In collecting the a-sides from both of his 2012 singles and propping them up with another half-hour's worth of songs, Airhead's debut full-length only makes that stylistic restlessness more frustrating.
  5. Jul 11, 2013
    60
    For Years is at its best when Airhead is working in the first of these modes, the more melodic one.
  6. Jul 1, 2013
    60
    Overall, McAndrews’ solo endeavor is a strong first impression that explores post-dubstep twists and turns in awe-inspiring fashion, though over saturation in places makes the record difficult to completely comprehend.
  7. Aug 13, 2013
    30
    A quiet clamor, with all the charm of a downmarket frisée, For Years favors sound design over songcraft, its sullen atmospheres betrayed by gaseous mass.

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