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- Summary: The fourth release for Brooklyn duo was self-produced and recorded in their former apartment in New York.
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- Record Label: Fader Label
- Genre(s): Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
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Positive: 3 out of 12
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Mixed: 9 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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Oct 2, 2012Even with handclaps, tap-dancing synths, and cheerleader chants, though, the Brooklyn duo sound more punk than twee in Lightning.
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Oct 2, 2012Lightning is no kind of departure, but the slight variations in sound and the slightly expanded emotional palette mean that it's an improvement over the last record or two.
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Oct 2, 2012They are still committed to immaturity; all these songs have a special affection for youth and fittingly incorporate threads from hip hop.
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Oct 2, 2012On their fourth LP, Lightning, the lovebirds have made songwriting a priority; but, as is the case with their high-energy, perpetually happy, DIY, song-along anthems, the lyrics alternate between the profound and the overwrought.
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Oct 3, 2012"Much Too Late" is a rant that seems to come out of nowhere and doesn't fit in with anything else on this record. Aside from that, though, this is good stuff.
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Oct 25, 2012In the context of Matt & Kim's discography, Lightning is inconsequential. Like an echo of an echo, there's nothing here that Matt & Kim haven't already done over and over again.
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Alternative PressOct 19, 2012The other songs beg for remixes, guest vocalists or anything to give them more depth. [Nov 2012, p.92]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Oct 9, 2012
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Mar 11, 2015
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