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Jun 25, 2013Palms then is so much more than the sum of its constituent parts. It won’t please everyone, particularly those with preconceived notions. But with any luck, this collaboration will continue beyond a single album, because on this evidence they’re really onto something.
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Classic Rock MagazineJul 23, 2013Palms is a marriage made in post-rock heaven. [Aug 2013, p.86]
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Q MagazineJul 10, 2013Palms is a heavy, explorative listen. [Aug 2013, p.96]
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Alternative PressJun 25, 2013Moreno's breathy vocal soar over the backbone of guitarist Clifford Mayer, bassist Jeff Caxide and drummer Aaron Harris, as melodic and uplifting as they've ever sounded, and the end result is absolutely beautiful. [Jul 2013, p.102]
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Jun 25, 2013For fans of the members' other groups, Palms' debut is an easy recommendation that will leave listeners enjoying the similarities and getting lost exploring the differences.
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Jun 25, 2013It only takes a few spins to detach oneself from the hype and respect the admirable groundwork laid down here for future greatness.
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Jun 25, 2013It’s not exactly clear what he or his new bandmates are letting go of, but it’s not hard to guess. And if making a pleasant, breezy, subdued album is another way for them to release their baggage, at least they made their purge a pretty one.
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Jul 8, 2013Palms is best at its tightest, but is perhaps a tad messier than it really needs to be.
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Jul 24, 2013On Palms, the underlying parts fit together so smoothly that there's never any friction that could lead to a spark.
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MojoSep 20, 2013For the time being Palms are holding fast to a distinctly high-flying trajectory. [Oct 2013, p.90]
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Kerrang!Jul 15, 2013Accomplished but a little safe, perhaps, Palms is nevertheless an intriguing project worthy of a sequel. [22 Jun 2013, p.52]
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Jul 8, 2013Dreamy and textural, Palms is quite good at evoking what it’s meant to, and instrumentally all the musicians here play an impressive game.
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Jun 27, 2013The problem of carving a new brand of sprawling music that feels carefully hand-crafted at every nook while not letting those nooks fly by too easily, or unappreciated, is not one that Palms has a great solution towards.
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Jun 25, 2013It’s a solid start from this supergroup, but the tug of old strings still dominates proceedings a little too much to mark this out as anything wholly unique in itself. But for some, that’ll be just fine.
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