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After the bland misfire that was last year's Achilles Heel, Headphones' debut offers some hope for lapsed Pedro-philes.
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Forget the easy Gibbard/Tamborello comparisons and look here if you seek more mope with your Moog.
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Alternative PressConsidering how strong a songwriter Bazan has proved himself to be on the last few Pedro discs, the results here are mildly disappointing. [Jun 2005, p.164]
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Headphones would have made a killer EP.
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Under The RadarHeadphones is a welcome experiment for a songwriter who was getting dangerously close to repeating himself. [#9]
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UrbBasically, it's earnest, well-crafted indie with synths. [May 2005, p.86]
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The mood of the disc is no less overcast than his usual material; it just makes more use of the celesta setting.
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Because the songs refuse to make their musical strictures ends unto themselves, because a good sense of melody can make a bunch of analog synthesizers feel as familiar as your mom’s meatloaf, because Bazan’s lyrics celebrate the commonplace so convincingly, the Headphones manage to sound as real -- in fact, as ordinary -- as any ol’ rock band.
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MagnetBazan's ability to write compelling, catchy tunes remains intact. [#68, p.100]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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MikePMar 22, 2007Not bad, but I've seen better from Bazan. An interesting new twist from the traditional roots.
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EricRJun 9, 2005Brilliant.