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Jul 7, 2011A hugely entertaining dance-rock romp.
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Oct 24, 2011Even though Native To is a pleasant introduction, there's nothing urgent here.
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Jun 30, 2011With the best of the bunch already out there, the rest simply feels disposable by comparison. You can't help feeling Is Tropical may have made a mistake by playing their aces too early. Lucky they've got that video then.
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Jun 30, 2011The tunes here are good enough to warrant repeated listens and when the album hits its stride, it's got a couple of proper anthems. It's not trying to be anything particularly clever or innovative--and it's fair to hope for some sort of evolution for a second album--but the trade off is a satisfying one.
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Jun 30, 2011Though Gary Barber's half-spoken, oh-so-London urchin coo brings a little quirk to proceedings, for the most part Native To is a pleasant but not memorable listen.
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Aug 8, 2011Native To is packed with well-executed, hummable stuff, but it wears thin quickly.
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Q MagazineJun 30, 2011Not much helped by their enervating vocals, debut release Native To is lo-fi '80s-influenced synth-pop that simply comes and goes, serving no discernible purpose at all. [Jul 2011, p.120]
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UncutJul 15, 2011Such a see-what-sticks approach means Native To clunks in places, but when they get it right their enthusiasm is infectious. [Jul 2011, p.87]