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- Artist(s): Lucinda Chua, Chris Summerlin, Neil Turpin
- Summary: This is the second release from the British chamber pop trio.
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- Record Label: Kranky
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Chamber Pop
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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May 9, 2012Their songcraft proves singularly remarkable once more.
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May 31, 2012To say that Oh Holy Molar has a bite is a vast understatement -- the record grabs ahold of your skin and refuses to let go.
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Jul 31, 2012Oh Holy Molar is a subtle album, but its impact is hard to shake.
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Jul 16, 2012Oh Holy Molar isn't quite poetry in motion, but not all poetry needs to be in such a state to be enjoyed.
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May 9, 2012Oh Holy Molar, Felix's second album, recalls the starkness and exaggerated intimacy of records by Cat Power and Scout Niblett, but Chua is a far more reserved and poised individual... [Yet some songs] reveal the limits of Chua's voice and aesthetic.
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Jun 4, 2012When Oh Holy Molar hits its mid-section, its main crack begins to show-with songs this meditative and relatively melancholy it can feel like a lot to sit through for one listen. Fortunately the songwriting is so consistently excellent throughout Oh Holy Molar that it comes close to avoiding feeling as long as it is.
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May 9, 2012The two note piano trick gets slightly overplayed on Practicing Magic, but then it represents the only real misfire rather than a lack of ideas. This is an utterly intriguing and unsettling album.