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Nov 25, 2013This EP is more for fans of Robinson than Vile, though those picking it up just for name recognition won’t be disappointed as long as they don’t ask for more than what’s on offer--an absorbing but brief ambient interlude.
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Nov 25, 2013Though certainly not as compelling as Vile's more recent work, the Jamaica Plain EP is worth a listen if only to dig deeper into the musical past of one of modern indie-rock's most celebrated performers.
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Nov 25, 2013Vile has mostly left his interest in extreme tape manipulation and soggy lo-fi charm behind him, but the Jamaica Plain EP offers a brief and fitfully pretty glance backwards.
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MagnetDec 18, 2013Jamaica Plain feels fittingly tentative and exploratory. [No. 105, p.58]
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Nov 25, 2013Jamaica Plain is inessential stuff.