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  • Record Label: Kanine Records
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Noise Pop
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
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  1. They may not be quite as distraught as Smith was, and they certainly opt not to strum as fast as he did, but the shared sentiment is still there. And on The Unfazed, that sentiment carries a savory beauty.
  2. Feb 23, 2011
    80
    You'd be hard-pressed to find better noise pop/rock than this in 2011.
  3. Mar 14, 2011
    80
    They have made a marked improvement from their 2009 EP, sounding more assured and confident. Every song is played with enthusiasm, and it makes for a blissful, hazy experience.
  4. Jan 19, 2011
    70
    Unlike much of the current post-Animal Collective psychedelia, there's a palpable, full-bodied force and galloping beat behind the bliss.
  5. Jan 19, 2011
    60
    While this is an atmospheric record, it's also upbeat and poppy enough to encourage dancing or at least vigorous head-nodding.
  6. Feb 4, 2011
    55
    Their personality-bereft voices take on a chameleonic quality in which, when surrounded by the accompanying music, they eventually become nothing at all.
  7. Under The Radar
    Mar 9, 2011
    40
    There are some cacthy hooks buried deep in the goop. [Feb 2011, p.72]

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