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Q MagazineMay 18, 2011Hope St. is an expertly crafted burst of energy. [May 2011, p.119]
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UncutApr 13, 2011The real problem is the corporate production--the cleaner and slicker it gets, the flatter each song sounds. [May 2011, p.86]
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Apr 5, 2011It's all unobjectionable, but it's hardly inspired or inspiring.
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Apr 5, 2011Their problem is a lack of originality: they never suggest they'll find a new angle on well-worn roots-rock modes.
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Apr 5, 2011Coated with a West Coast varnish and filled with radio-friendly melodies Hope St will provide great background music for warm evenings in the garden. With continued listening, however, it's liable to leave you cold.
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Apr 5, 2011It is, essentially, a pop record to stick on and sing along to. If that was Kassidy's aim, to have fun and make people dance, they've undoubtedly succeeded. But don't come looking here for anything more profound than that.
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Apr 5, 2011It's all pleasant enough, but is clearly trying to be something it isn't, coming off rather shallow and lightweight as a result.
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Apr 5, 2011Kassidy have proved they're as serious about recording as they are performing and if their debut album is any indication, they're in it for the long haul.