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Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. May 15, 2013
    76
    Limits of Desire is more romantic, calling on aural cues from nostalgic ’80s movies but with some modern tricks.
  2. Jun 3, 2013
    70
    While Limits of Desire isn't ground-breaking, it's a charming record suggestive of a band with a bright future.
  3. 70
    By pushing Josh Kolenik’s vocals further up in the mix, the songs tell more of a narrative of discovery than their hazy, ambiguous earlier material.
  4. May 21, 2013
    70
    The production isn’t totally underwhelming, just streamlined to develop a sense of dream-like haziness.
  5. May 14, 2013
    70
    There’s little doubt that, despite the odd slip into the saccharine and the set’s lack of anything notably outré or innovative, they do this with conviction and integrity, to the extent where Limits of Desire will receive plenty of service from the lovestruck and jaded alike over the span of this hopefully torrid summer.
  6. May 13, 2013
    70
    Small Black successfully avoids a sophomore slump by harnessing their various sonic inclinations.
  7. May 13, 2013
    62
    You get the feeling that Small Black do want to break free of their past, but they’re not always convincing at showing how badly they want it.

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