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- Summary: Produced by OKGO's Damian Kulash Jr. and Dave Fridmann, the second full-length album for the Los Angeles-based quartet led by Becky Stark is its first release in five years.
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- Record Label: Paracadute
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Indie Folk
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Sep 26, 2012It's a minor miracle she's been able to make room for another Lavender Diamond outing. But when the results sparkle this brilliantly, the multi-tasking seems exceedingly worth it.
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Sep 26, 2012This long-labored album is a thoughtful and contemplative breed of off-kilter pop that becomes both more interesting and increasingly complex with repeat listening.
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UncutOct 31, 2012The backing is beautifully understated but it's Becky Stark's pure, unaffected folksy sigh that's a thoroughly comforting presence throughout. [Dec 2012, p.73]
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Sep 26, 2012These new songs are shadowy and spacy, a little bit lost, maybe even a tad sexy despite themselves--all brighter and richer than their predecessors.
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Under The RadarNov 30, 2012There's a soaring, unfettered confidence that Stark puts to amazingly good use on this record. [Oct/Nov 2012, p.129]
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Q MagazineSep 26, 2012The tension between light and dark is this album's masterstroke. [Oct 2012, p.104]
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Oct 8, 2012'Incorruptible Heart' is a frustrating listen. You are left with the sense that there is a brilliant pop group waiting to burst out but for the most part, they are sadly suffocated by the arrangements.