Noctuary - The Holydrug Couple
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  • Summary: The second release from the psychedelic duo Ives Sepúlveda and Manuel Parra was recorded at the band's home studio in Chile.
  • Record Label: Sacred Bones
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, International, Chilean
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Uncut
    Feb 7, 2013
    80
    Ives Sepulveda's vocals can be a little puny, but the music is full of clever twists and suddenly blossoming choruses. [Mar 2013, p.73]
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  2. Blurt Magazine
    Feb 7, 2013
    70
    Like finding a paisley underground in a rain forest, listening to Noctuary will alter your perceptions and give you a chocolate brain melt in a most satisfying way.
  3. All Music Guide
    Feb 7, 2013
    70
    As an entryway into the burgeoning psych scene that's been developing in Chile, you couldn't ask for a more accessible album than Noctuary, and niggling issues aside, the Holydrug Couple's breezy, slow-motion beach party jams are something that psych fans will definitely want to explore for themselves.
  4. Consequence of Sound
    Feb 7, 2013
    60
    he album is full of gentle waves, and as such, the peaks tend to stand out, but the formula becomes apparent after enough iterations.

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