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8.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: This is the appropriately-titled second release for the Philadelphia acid-folk group.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. NOW Magazine
    100
    The main attraction is still Baird's and Weeks's haunting voices, which turn a risky experiment into a genre-defining classic.
  2. Stylus Magazine
    91
    It's an album that leaves you both soothed and disturbed, lulled and shaken by the group's masterful blend of the comforting and the uncanny, slightly dazed as if returning from time travel or a knock on the head.
  3. Dot Music
    60
    Strip away the fug of patchouli oil and incense and you're left with little more than a shoegazing album played by Kula Shaker.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. TonyF
    10
    epic record in my opinion. huge step forward from their self titled debut, probably because they doubled the members from 3 to 6 and gave it themselves a much fuller sound with stronger tracks. standouts are tracks 1,2,5 and 7. get this if you like folk or psychedelic.… Expand
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  2. BenH
    5
    Starts off with a great sound, singer has a nice voice, musicians definitely have the chops, but it just never seems to go anywhere. This is the kind of CD you can put on an endless loop and never know one end from the other. I seriously doubt most people will find themselves trying to find some quiet time to give this one another listen - its background music. Yes Dave A. - it is boring.… Expand
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  3. DaveA
    0
    Boring.
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