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Infinite Light - Lightning Dust
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76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. Under The Radar
    80
    If Black Mountain indulges the riff, Lightning Dust indulges the song. Side project my ass.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    80
    Gorgeous, exquisite... and no, definitely not a side-project.
  3. Pitchfork
    80
    Infinite Light is solid. And its overall quality owes more than a small debt to the fact that Webber and Wells have the good taste and modesty to keep it at 10 songs.
  4. All Music Guide
    80
    Infinite Light shows that Lightning Dust haven't lost any momentum since the release of their self-titled debut.
  5. Alternative Press
    80
    They might be moonlighting, but they've officially stepped out of Black Mountain's shadow. [Sep 2009, p.105]
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  6. NOW Magazine
    80
    Infinite Light offers mellow, contemplative folk-pop that never gets overwrought or fussy. The arrangements are stripped-down and intelligent, the melodies moving, the lyrics gently optimistic.
  7. Dusted Magazine
    80
    This time, she and Wells seems intent on demonstrating that members of even the shaggiest rock outfits have a pop side, too. If you've been waiting to see someone try to splice together Carol King and Karen Dalton--and more or less pull it off--this is your record.
  8. Boston Globe
    80
    For many listeners Webber's descent into Cat Power-style calamity will be the hook; others may find it a precious affectation. Then again, some people can't see any beauty in a lonely overcast day.
  9. Spin
    70
    They apply a borrowed Steinway Grand and some retro synths to a mess of ideas, from the rockabilly-plus-tabla stomp of 'The Time' to the Arcade Fire mimicry of 'Antonia Jane.' But they really shine on epic, Bat for Lashes-type ballads like 'Never Seen' and 'Waiting on the Sun to Rise.'
  10. PopMatters
    70
    Although they lack the dark, portentous majesty they conjure with their upstarts in Black Mountain, Lightning Dust reveal subtle charms that are more suitable to their impressionistic, ethereal approach.
  11. Austin Chronicle
    67
    If sophomore disc Infinite Light instead leaves only a pleasing afterimage, it's still dusky pause.
  12. Mojo
    60
    Of the various sidelines spinning off Vancouver psych-rockers Black Mountains, this is the prettiest. [Sep 2009, p.102]
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  13. Uncut
    60
    The rest of the album struggles to maintain that high standard [of the second track, 'I Know'], but 'Take It Home' is a magnificent dirge. [Sep 2009, p.86]
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  1. DouglasD
    10
    One of my top five records of the year.
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