- Record Label: Dead Oceans
- Release Date: Mar 10, 2009
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One listen is enough to inform the listener that this is a group of very talented musicians who are quite capable of writing tight pop songs, but don't seem terribly interested--at this point in time anyway--in going that route.
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UncutTheir first album doesn't quite match the hype, but is still an appealing piece of go-ahead indie-[pop, with a certain charismatic bagginess and wit that points to a bright future. [Apr 2009, p.91]
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Their name alone relieves the listener of the expectation that anything they do will make much sense, but for those willing to suspend their notions about things such as song structure, St. Helens can be an entertaining, if befuddling, experience.
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Under The RadarThe familial rock trio sadly hit jaded ears. Blame the '90s or The Strokes. [Winter 2009, p.78]