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  • Summary: This is the third full-length release for the New Zealand self-described psych gazers.
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  1. Q Magazine
    Apr 16, 2015
    80
    Surf's up, and deservedly so. [May 2015, p.112]
  2. Apr 16, 2015
    80
    Third albums are often career-killers, exposing a band's lack of ideas. No worries here, though; Surf City sound like they still have another few years of greatness left in them.
  3. Under The Radar
    Apr 16, 2015
    75
    Overall, the Jesus and Mary Chain's pop noise and the easier ride of Spiritualized could be seen as touchstones, though Surf City generally maintains an energy level that allows for dreamy coasting but without nodding out. [Apr - May 2015, p.87]
  4. May 13, 2015
    70
    Properly chillaxed, the boys then go from Jekyll to Hyde and reveal their pop chops (and Britrock knowledge) with a handful of winning, Johnny-Marr-by-way-of-Felt janglers.
  5. Apr 16, 2015
    60
    Jekyll Island is probably not going to be their breakthrough album to a wider public, but their forthcoming debut European tour is bound to bring them some new fans.