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- Summary: The first studio album in five years for the Scottish rockers was produced by Tortoise's John McEntire.
- Record Label: Merge / Pema
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Top Track
Only With You | |
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(Raymond McGinley) I've got a pocketful of words in my brain I pull something out when I think I should I feel like I'm going insane I'm not I just... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 24 out of 27
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Mixed: 3 out of 27
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Negative: 0 out of 27
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Here is an album with all-new complexity, unforseen depth and many delightful hidden layers.
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If the sparse approach to sound and instrumentation is thoroughly 21st century... the vocals are squarely in the Byrds/Beach Boys tradition, at times almost outshining their role models.
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Five years is a long time to make fans wait, but the quality of the material and willingness to tinker with their fairly rigid pop formula has resulted in another memorable, extremely listenable collection of songs.
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You may need to spend a little more time getting to know the Fanclub these days, but without any clutter you get closer, deeper, right to the very heart of it all - emotionally and musically.
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FilterThey've certainly found a solid niche with the Big Star/Byrds bubble and pop. [#16, p.91]
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Eerie and lovely, this is the sound of a band that's managed to mature with dark dignity.
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Under The RadarA little too straight--a little too synthetic--to be truly memorable. [#10, p.114]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 17
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Mixed: 1 out of 17
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Negative: 1 out of 17
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JPNeskerDec 30, 2005
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RobJun 8, 2005
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JeffKJun 23, 2005Big improvement from Howdy
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JeremyKAug 9, 2005
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Dec 3, 2013
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mattaJul 20, 2005All around solid pop/british rock. Nothing that's going to change the music industry, but good nonetheless.
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AlanSJun 7, 2005
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