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- Summary: The latest release for the New Jersey indie rock band features six songs that were started during the sessions for 2020's The Main Thing, but completed remotely in 2021 due to the pandemic.
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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
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Apr 1, 2021Once again, the lads from Ridgewood, New Jersey have nailed it, creating a concise, dreamy effort that beautifully captures the feeling of transitioning from winter to spring. Half a Human isn’t just well put together, it’s downright dazzling.
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Apr 1, 2021On Half A Human, they’ve taken steps to create songs that better reflect their states of mind and, as a result, have uncovered a new confidence and self-assuredness. Regardless of their music’s reception, their changing circumstances, the world at large, they’re right where they want to be.
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Apr 1, 2021Many of the EP's six songs began as ideas while the band was recording The Main Thing, but instead of the crisp production and defined hooks of that album, Half a Human harkens back to the hazy dreaminess of the band's earliest days.
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Apr 1, 2021A radio edit of the title track tacked onto the end serves as an unintentional critique of Half a Human—it’s just too easy to remove the two minutes of synthesizer drift and end up with a perfectly enjoyable Real Estate song about the deceptive nature of passing time.
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