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Aug 28, 201280The result is an album not only more interesting, but far more enjoyable.
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Oct 8, 201250Poor Moon still feels like its developing, like it's unsure of what it will be yet. This makes their first full-length an uneven, sometimes frustratingly safe record, but it also makes it an album of some promise.
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Aug 28, 201259Poor Moon turns out to be a wisp of a record, intentionally light and certainly promising but also oddly--and perhaps ironically--weightless.
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Aug 28, 201260It consistently fails to match their parent group's most sublime moments. [Sep 2012, p.110]
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Aug 28, 201270The result is a record that's primarily dedicated to beauty but with an engagingly playful spirit. [Sep 2012, p.83]
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Aug 28, 201280Rather than slicing the Fleet Foxes cucumber too thin, Poor Man adds a whole new flavour. [Sep 2012, p.86
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Aug 28, 201260Few records in recent years have sounded this much like a toss-away popsike record from the mid-'60s. [Aug/Sep 2012, p.113]
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Aug 28, 201260A pleasant and inoffensive endeavor, it'll do well to keep any Foxes fan satisfied for the remainder of the season. But don't be surprised if boredom sets in by fall.
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Aug 30, 201256Woodland tunes are not rare and only a few tracks here get the heart racing and stave off a bad case of bradycardia.
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Aug 28, 201250It's easy and buoyant, but not sound enough to stay afloat for much longer after the record ends.
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Sep 4, 201260They manage to satisfy the listening needs of die-hard Fleet Foxes fans, but fail to truly carve out their own unique musical identity. This isn't to say Poor Moon doesn't offer up some great moments-they really do-just not ones that stick with you long after the record is over.
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Aug 28, 201240The result is a sort of mannered, formalist rusticity that only occasionally develops a convincing momentum.