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Sep 16, 2013Imperium offers plenty of haunting moments that make it very much a Captured Tracks album, as well as one that grows in power with repeated listening.
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Sep 25, 2013Blouse found a balance between texture and melody: here was a band that clearly cared about atmosphere, but never at the expense of a solid, Top Gun soundtrack-worthy hook.
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Oct 28, 2013Imperium is a mix of the contrarily scruffy and the magnetically mesmerizing.
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UncutOct 31, 2013Frankie Rose's 2012 tour de force Interstellar cuts the same fabric slightly more elegantly, maybe, but Blouse's frills are anything but cheap. [Dec 2013, p.65]
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Sep 16, 2013An album that ably melds together ‘80s coldness and ‘90s warmth, and then brings it right up to date.
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Under The RadarSep 16, 2013Stripped down to the basics, this band sounds more liberated than ever. [Aug-Sep 2013, p.87]
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Oct 9, 2013The only downside with Imperium is that maybe its creators have neglected the more intricate details of songwriting (verse/chorus/verse anyone?) for an angular propensity but on the whole, it's a finely tuned assortment and another welcome addition to Captured Tracks' impeccable catalogue of riches.
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Sep 16, 2013It’s worth a spin for sure, and there’s some spangly gems on offer, but if you were looking for a reinvention of the wheel, Blouse are going to make you wait a bit longer.
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Sep 20, 2013Starting fresh on a new route rather than continuing down the old one, they’ve got a long way to travel if they want to arrive at a well-rounded psych pop record.
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Sep 19, 2013Purposefully lo-fi, it would be easy to dismiss as self-indulgent nostalgia, yet its quirky charms and understated directness more often than not outweigh its faults.
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Sep 19, 2013Imperium is more homage than innovation, and while it further preserves the integrity of early indie rock, it only hints that Blouse is more than a revival act.
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Sep 23, 2013Reaching even farther back to the jangling, surf-tinged guitar work of the ’50s and ’60s as inspiration, the three-piece has created yet another charmingly melodic record.