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- Summary: Mathew Adam Hart's quirky one-man bedroom-pop band (think Magnetic Fields) returns with a third album.
- Record Label: Upper Class
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Electronic
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 2 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Hart’s multiple layers of sound keep his unadventurous song structures from becoming trite; though Our Thickness is pure verse-chorus-verse-chorus fare with no flashy bridges or codas, it will still take months to dive into every piece of instrumentation.
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When I say “melancholy masterpiece” I mean “beautiful, melodic progressive pop bombast with realistically contemplative lyrics," not “Damien Rice."
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The best numbers show Hart gaining subtle confidence as a composer without feeling the need to break the mold completely.
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An exuberantly echoing starburst of lo-fi twee-pop gone grand.
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If you haven't discovered the group yet, by all means snap up this lush slab of synth pop.
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This album is a lot more than just a singer/songwriter's romantic confessions but not quite the grandiose rock of The Flaming Lips and Beck, but The Russian Futurists have carved a nice little niche somewhere in between.
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MagnetTaken in one sitting, Our Thickness is just wearying. [#68, p.110]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 13
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Mixed: 1 out of 13
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Negative: 3 out of 13
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EricDMay 15, 2005This album is the best of his three, I've yet to read anything close to a bad review of the Russian Futurists
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davefJul 18, 2005I really like this, never heard the other albums, but this is really fresh.
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GarethJMay 16, 2005Fucking right it's a 10!
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danielsJun 15, 2005ten, that's right. i'm still working my way through the lyric card!
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coreydJun 28, 2005check out still life...need more proof it's a 10?
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johnhMay 21, 2005
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JoeCMay 31, 2005He has a few catchy hooks, but this is more noise than actual music. He could use a producer.
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