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Jan 24, 2012Underwood and Costelloe have explored their broken hearts in a way that strikes at the core of all of us.
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Jan 24, 2012It's a seductive indie-rock Pygmalion.
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Oct 12, 2011Whether for its bounty of warm guitar textures or for its still-rare insight into a distinctly female perspective on young love, Lights Out is surprising, sincere and, above all, a success.
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Oct 12, 2011One of the year's more delightful debuts.
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Oct 12, 2011By the end, they've told a story of adolescence spent crumpling at the hands of others, while having to pick up the pieces all by yourself.
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Oct 12, 2011Perhaps the highest praise of Lights Out is that it portrays the gamut of romantic and sexual longings and emotions of adolescence with the honesty that you would expect from someone who recently experienced them, but with poise, melodic nous and a musical maturity that doesn't forsake youthful vitality.
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AllMusicFeb 17, 2012Adhering to such a limited arsenal can sometimes feel like the material was cut with a full band, then mixed down to just guitars and vocals, but Underwood and Costelloe manage to fill in the empty spaces with sheer charm.