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Universal acclaim- based on 153 Ratings
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Positive: 145 out of 153
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Mixed: 4 out of 153
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Negative: 4 out of 153
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Nov 29, 2021
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Feb 6, 2020Halcyon Digest has a retro fresh by 90's shoegaze bands like Slowdive and 60's psychedelic outfits like Kinks and still sounds modern putting some electro beat lapses.
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Apr 24, 2018Halcyon Digest is my favorite Deerhunter album, love hearing Lockett on Desire Lines and Fountain Stairs. Helicopter, He Would Have Laughed, and Revival are probably my favorites. But more importantly, every song on this album is great
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Aug 16, 2015Halcyon Digest, Deerhunter's 2010 psych(?) masterpiece, has recently joined a small batch of other albums I've rated as receiving a perfect 10. Why? It's one of the few times I've felt as if I'm in another place while listening to music. 10/10
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Oct 6, 2013I know that Microcastle was awesome, but goddamn, this album is probably Deerhunter's best. The amount of overall effort and creativity that went into this is mind-blowing. One of the most interesting/atmospheric/fun things to listen to of 2010, let alone the 21st in general!
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Jun 15, 2012
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Mar 24, 2012I like this album. It's competent and well produced. But be weary, the reviews of the record probably over sell it. 'He Would Have Laughed' is worth the price alone though. Go ahead, buy it!
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Dec 6, 2011There were moments I loved about this album, but a few of the songs were just "meh". The high points are worth every second of your time. You get the feeling Deerhunter are scratching the surface and a great band is waiting the burst.
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Nov 23, 2011This is a very good record. It's hard to define what Deerhunter sounder like - it's tuneful indie music with some experimentation. If you like Indie Pop/Rock then you'll really like them. They've got some Sonic Youth going on with a hint of My Bloody Valentine. This is probably their best record and is a definite progression on from the Microcastle record.
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Jun 24, 2011Great album.. there is a review for Deerhunter at their recent set at Bonnaroo
http://www.examiner.com/music-review-in-atlanta/atlanta-s-own-shines-at-music-s-largest-festival-review -
Mar 27, 2011
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Jan 20, 2011I can't believe that they made a song with a sax featured in it and made it sound absolutely **** amazing. Great album. "Desire Lines" rides out, and "Fountain Stairs" are a couple of really catchy, good songs. This is a bit of a grower album but an excellent one.
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Dec 7, 2010Another fantastic album from one of the best bands around. I have to admit I miss some of the distortion and volume but I am a sucker for that stuff. It is refreshing to see them strip it down and try their hat at a pop album. They pull it off with ease and almost all of the tracks sound great. Desire Lines may be my favorite song of the year.
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Dec 3, 2010
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Nov 24, 2010
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Nov 22, 2010In a year of already great music, this is among the best. I'd call it Deerhunter's best effort so far, finally coming into their own as alt- indi- artists. Terrific mood music, well orchestrated synth rhythms on some songs, terrific melody and songcraft on others. I didn't find any filler on this album either, each song stands on its own. Withstands repeated listens.
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Nov 11, 2010It's like they've found the perfect note to continuously lull out and as the listener you are just victim to listen to these quite simple yet effective songs. It's an album to check out, I can't narrow down why they're so effective, possibly subliminal messaging.
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Nov 5, 2010Really great album. Nothing bad to say about it, I just didn't like some of the songs as much as the other ones. Definitely something you should check out though.
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Oct 25, 2010A great follow-. It takes their career to the next level, one that is more subtle and more lyrically direct. Some songs are still a bit lost, but overall the album has one, big voice.
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Oct 24, 2010Deerhunter's Halcyon Digest is an album full of art, passion, and emotion that gives you the feeling of loneliness. But this isn't the teenage suicidal loneliness, no. It's the loneliness that genuinely makes you sympathize.
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Oct 12, 2010
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Oct 9, 2010This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Oct 9, 2010This album is more immediate then Microcastle as it leans more on pop rather then rock, but that doesn't stop it from being an amazing record. From the ambiance to the hooks, this album explores a little more then Microcastle, I love them both equally, well, actually, I think I'd give a slight edge to Halcyon Digest.
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Oct 9, 2010
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Oct 8, 2010
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Oct 5, 2010Another album that plays like a timeless classic from the off. I don't know how they do it because it's hard to define what makes them different from 99% of rotation rock, but they are. When are they coming to the UK? Soon please before the masses cotton on.
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Oct 3, 2010Ah... what was that I just listened to? I mean, really interesting and I will probably hear it differently each time I listen. Tedious yet insanely pretty, lyrically intelligent without direct meaning, horns that don't know they're playing together and syncopating out a rhythm. I am somewhat led to believe Deerhunter doesn't know what the hell they are doing.....brilliant!
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Oct 2, 2010Absolute class. Just when you thought that indie music was dying on it's feet, Deerhunter deliver an collection that is bold, varied, fresh and intelligent. They lead where others will surely follow. it is and will be the album of the year.
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Oct 1, 2010Fantastic album with the lows delicate and the highs brilliantly realized. It's a "10" not because it is perfect (maybe another rocker and delete one of the slower songs would get it closer to that impossible status) but because it is thrilling, effecting, and brilliant. Deerhunter now stands alone as the country's best band.
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Sep 30, 2010
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Sep 28, 2010A blur is forming too much between Deerhunter and Atlas Sound. A majority of the songs are wonderful. The tribute to Jay Reatard and the song with the saxophone (!) The shame is...where is the saxophone and banjo and all these other instruments in the other songs? Halcyon Digest is a solid album - don't get me wrong, but the transition from Cryptograms to Microcastle is still much more impressive.
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Sep 28, 2010After every new album that has amazed me this year, I immediately tell myself "Best of the year". But after a few weeks, I dont quite feel the same way. So this time, I will not say "Best of the year". But damn, it certainly has a chance at taking this spot. Definitely the most beautiful of the year
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Jan 14, 2011Conceive it as DJ electronica that makes its point, starting all partial and halting before gathering itself to a properly modest climax. Except that it's played by a live band. And has OK lyrics. Smart, nothing‑-pretty darned intelligent.
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Dec 20, 2010Most of the album could pass as solo recordings, like the slow-motion slumber of "Earthquake!" and the girl group gauze of "Basement Scene," but that's balanced with more concise, full band selections that sound like half-remembered 1960s pop songs.
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Oct 26, 2010Halcyon Digest goes by like a breeze, and when it's finished there's nothing better to do than play it again.