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Dec 7, 2016Harlequin is the type of album that may not please those who hear the saucy single and come for more of the same, but it may thrill certain headphoned listeners who appreciate both classic songwriting and an audacious approach.
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Dec 7, 2016Harlequin is the product of five years of writing, refining, and arranging, and yet the record runs on a sleepy, easy vibe--at once one of its greatest strengths and potential stumbling blocks.
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Dec 7, 2016Harlequin is an odd album with perplexing priorities and a conflicted sense of scale, but just enough sweetness and heart to make you want to give it the benefit of the doubt anyway.
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Dec 8, 2016There are very few moments on Harlequin that don’t click either sonically or thematically. Izenberg has established himself as a gifted songwriter with a firm grasp on the strange side of things, and his beguiling debut plays like the nexus of Mac DeMarco and Anna Meredith.
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Dec 7, 2016Listen closely and you’ll find some impressive sonic detail, but Harlequin isn’t exactly a spectacle.