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- Summary: The fifth full-length release for the San Francisco garage/psych rock quartet was partially influenced by Tim Cohen's stay in Arizona.
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- Record Label: Mexican Summer
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
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Positive: 9 out of 18
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Mixed: 9 out of 18
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Aug 25, 2014These 12 songs can work individually or as a whole, depending on your mood and in the end they’ve done it again, one of 2014′s best.
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Jun 11, 2014Overall, the Fresh & Onlys have retained the standard of excellence established over the past half decade or so across a myriad releases for a number of well-regarded indie labels and crafted a solid release worthy of more in-depth consideration and late-night spins after everyone else has gone home and you’re left alone contemplating your own house of spirits.
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Jun 20, 2014There are differences around the edges that are making Fresh & Onlys ever more interesting, fresher and more singular, a better version of what they have been promising all along.
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Jun 4, 2014The Fresh & Onlys’ most cohesive record yet, House Of Spirits doesn’t break any new ground or take any unexpected detours, but rather solidifies their position as the foremost new-wave revivalists around. Read more at http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/fresh-onlys-house-spirits#cdqLV5AbrbDVF9DB.99
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Jun 25, 2014Although the construction of these songs are as stacked as on other F&O albums, this time around, the piling up of bridges, solos, and refrains only adds to House of Spirits’ tangible claustrophobia.
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Jun 10, 2014House of Spirits isn't exactly urgent, but there's pleasure in its slowness.
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Jun 4, 2014House of Spirits is a half-success, showing promise and ambition but lacking both the direction and the songs to be anything but a minor addition to the band’s catalogue.
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