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May 1, 2012As pleasurable it is to listen to, Hair sounds like it was even more fun to bash out.
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Apr 26, 2012Two of the more prolific musicians of our time have come together to put out eight interesting tracks.
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May 4, 2012[The songs] are peculiarly absorbing, and they only grow more so with repeated listening.
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MojoJul 18, 2012Segall's charms are as abundant as his releases: may his well never run dry. [Jun 2012, p.84]
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May 10, 2012There's a strong sense of pop hooks all over and with a rock vibe that is both heavily-induced and rendered, Segall and Presley have delivered a terrific debut.
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May 10, 2012It's not particularly deep, but it's energetic, buoyant, fun and more than a little infectious.
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May 9, 2012Hair represents the best possible outcome of the collaborative record.
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May 2, 2012It swirls and it combusts, it annihilates and it soothes; best of all, it's the perfect balance between retro and modern-day sensibilities.
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Apr 25, 2012The chemistry is electric, but Hair's most rowdy, rewarding moments occur when Segall and Presley's respective genre sensibilities clash instead of compromise.
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Apr 24, 2012With the help of 'Cisco fuzz-pop linchpin Mikael Cronin, they've turned out a collection which displays a fondness for vintage '60s psych and the spooky microdot-pop of Thee Oh Sees.
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Apr 23, 2012Prolific songwriter Ty Segall and Californian rock/art collective White Fence are far from shy about their influences on this bold, brief (30-minute) outing.
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Apr 23, 2012Their unholy powers combined, they give us Hair, a raucous, psychedelic guitar skirmish that transcends descriptions of its creators' individual works.
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Apr 20, 2012One for genre fans only, probably, but one for them to cherish.
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UncutApr 20, 2012[A] feisty, psych-tinged hook up with Tim "White Fence" Presley. [May 2012, p.80]
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May 7, 2012Hair is more of a juicy stew than a straight-up throwback record.
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Apr 24, 2012What's it sound like? A lot like Segall's proper solo material, frankly.
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May 3, 2012What is required to create a record which is grown from the compost of the past and still remain original is something close; perhaps not quite; not entirely; but nearly, genius.
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May 2, 2012[A] fine and adventurous release, which finds depth and nuance in the often tryingly two-dimensional world of garage revivalism.
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Apr 30, 2012On Hair Segall and Presley manage to occupy the spaces left vacant by each other, leaving listeners to wonder, with every continuous spin, where one of them ends and the other begins.
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Apr 23, 2012Hair works because even when the pieces aren't well integrated, they are often enjoyable listening.
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Apr 23, 2012It's fun while it lasts, but it's easily forgotten once over.
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Apr 20, 2012Ty Segall and White Fence haven't reinvented themselves, nor have they revolutionised garage rock, but Hair stands as a welcome reminder of how enjoyable guitar and drum music can be both to play and to hear.
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Q MagazineJun 21, 2012It's not ground breaking, but its commitment to creating an authentically deranged vibe could see your fringe grow an inch with every song. [Jun 2012, p.109]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 12
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Mixed: 1 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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May 6, 2012