Negotiations - The Helio Sequence
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  • Band members: Brandon Summers, Benjamin Weikel
  • Summary: The fifth full-length release for the Portland, Oregon indie folk duo was writtened, recorded and produced by The Helio Sequence.
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Genre(s): Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Dream Pop, Noise Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
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  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
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  1. Clash Music
    Sep 19, 2012
    80
    A quietly seductive album that's atmospheric, sometimes melancholic, but often beautiful.
  2. Prefix Magazine
    Sep 13, 2012
    75
    Though this record's pace does not change much during its 43 minutes of playtime, each track is a slow-burning confession from Summers and Weikel's subconscious, a genuine feat that has taken them 16 years to convey.
  3. PopMatters
    Oct 19, 2012
    70
    Because so many of the songs are nearly indistinguishable, listeners are likely to either embrace Negotiations as a unit or to dismiss it outright. If listeners resist the urge to listen sporadically on their iPods (and I highly recommend that they do), there's much to be celebrated.
  4. Sputnikmusic
    Sep 13, 2012
    60
    As a whole Negotiations does little to distinguish the individual songs from the album's greater artistic statement.

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