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Sep 13, 2012The record may not be their masterpiece, but it is an important piece of a surprisingly strong career.
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Alternative PressSep 7, 2012It contains the band's most focused songwriting since the last album Gottehrer produced, 2005's Pretty In Black. [Oct 2012, p.92]
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Sep 11, 2012Despite standout moments within most of the songs, nothing on this album except perhaps the closing number, "Till the End", truly stands out as recognizably Raveonettes.
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Sep 18, 2012Overall the album is never really present enough to make an impression, beyond a hazy silhouette in the distance.
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Sep 7, 2012While Observator may be no step forward, it is affirmation of a great formula.
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Sep 12, 2012As if the Everly Brothers channeled Norma Desmond, Observator is the sweet sound of summertime sadness.
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MagnetOct 4, 2012The music is starting to shift into a sort of Hipster Triple-A agreeability that robs it somewhat of the flavor that made the Raveonvettes so distinct, but suggests a maturity taking hold. [No.91 p.60]
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Oct 1, 2012The influence of Chairlift, Warpaint, Alt-J and The xx all subliminally creep into adorable but chilling laments on dying young and wrecked romances.
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Sep 12, 2012It's hard to shake the feeling that the album sounds too comfortable, too familiar: It's so deeply entrenched in their comfort zone that it sounds too easy-- not effortless, but automatic and rote.
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Sep 12, 2012You'd be forgiven to not have the hooks of these songs stuck in your head, or worse, confusing them for some other band.... Ignoring this, you have another quality catalog entry from one of modern indie rock's somewhat more surprising career bands.
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Q MagazineSep 7, 2012Charming, dexterous and completely compelling. [Oct 2012, p.108]
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Sep 11, 2012Even when the band allows its minor-key impulses back in, the album feels pleasant, in a late-summer-sunset kind of way.
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Sep 10, 2012While the album may improve on its predecessor, Observator still finds the Raveonettes engaging in far too many self-indulgent habits: They've left Hot Topic, but they don't seem to know where they're headed next.
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Sep 17, 2012It's a righting of the ship back to the quality control we've come to expect from the Raveonettes but nevertheless still an accomplished retread of a formula, nothing more.
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Sep 11, 2012Get past the gear-head guitar textures and tones, and Observator can stand as a pure pop album on its own merits.
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Sep 7, 2012It's a crucial listen and one of the most rewarding releases of 2012.
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Under The RadarSep 7, 2012Smoky nostalgia, bi-coastal American malaise, downy shoegaze, restrained noise and garage rock are all expert;y combined to create their shortest and most focused collection to date. [Aug/Sep 2012, p.113]
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