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  • Band members: Andy R., Craig Nice
  • Summary: The Colorado duo of Andy R. and Craig Nice releases its debut full-length album.
  • Record Label: Dead Oceans Records
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock
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  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. The A.V. Club
    Oct 19, 2011
    83
    It's a mess of over-processed noise that sounds like one really long song. Incidentally, that's also what makes it such a layered, interesting listen.
  2. Pitchfork
    Oct 19, 2011
    78
    Gauntlet Hair lasts only nine songs. But they're all potential singles in their own right, all different.
  3. Blurt Magazine
    Oct 27, 2011
    70
    Conspired in their Windy City origins at Andy's grandmother's house, Gauntlet Hair the LP is otherwise a fantastical recording, a complete artistic metamorphosis from the pair's raw-dog early 7-inches for Forest Family and Mexican Summer that finds Andy and Craig refining their edge to reveal the silver lining behind their inherit sonic clutter.
  4. Q Magazine
    Dec 15, 2011
    60
    They don't sustain the quality of songwriting throughout, but this is a promising start.
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