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This disc is aural aloe.
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The changes are so minute and the record so unassuming and melody free that it is really hard to care about the band anymore.
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End[s] up sounding timid and a little tedious.
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They may not aim to change the world, but it couldn't hurt if a few more people were exposed to music as subtly accomplished as that found on Promise of Love.
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Anyone who’s familiar with The American Analog Set knows what to expect and won’t be disappointed by this album.
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AmAnSet's output is predictable, delivering what the Austin, Texas, group does best: floating melodies and whispered vocals in songs about you and me and now, all the things that came between us.
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And though the album is full of promising leads and sharp-witted initiative, it's hard to shake the feeling that this album is a collection of unfinished ideas, presented with no pretensions to the contrary.
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Promise Of Love would be a good joint, by indie rock standards, if the passive-aggressive everyschmuck ex-girlfriend mixed-tape staples on the latter half didn’t suck so badly.
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Promise Of Love is chock-full of pretty, melancholic music. In other words money well spent.
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MojoPromise of Love's cyclical episodes unravel at an amenable mid-pace, each one allowed just enough time to establish a mood bfore halting as over-familiarity threatens. [Jul 2003, p.101]
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BlenderSomehow the emotions bleed through, raw as hell. [#17, p.132]
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Alternative PressNarcotic, hypnotic and quietly cerebral, it's more satisfying and less elusive. [Jul 2003, p.112]
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UncutWhile nothing new, a hypnotic hum and gently insistent melody sees them through. [Aug 2003, p.102]
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Q MagazineIt's the simple beauty that overwhelms here. [Sep 2003, p.98]
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Promise never runs out of steam or succumbs to laziness, but it's never as engaging as it should be, either.
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SpinA little rockier, a little slower, and a little less transporting. [Jul 2003, p.110]
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MagnetWhat's miraculous about Promise Of Love is the way the band instills the music with such incredible warmth. [#59, p.85]
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AmAnSet gives us dance music that's perfect to sit down and listen to, opening an imaginary club in our heads.
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Promise Of Love has a leftover-ish feel, especially coming on the heels of the accessible, eclectic Know By Heart, but the Texas lounge-rock group remains pleasantly listenable.
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The WireInitially sounds nothing special but gradually crawls into your subconscious and sets up home. [#233, p.72]
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DanielFMay 29, 2005Subtle, shimmering, and breathtakingly gorgeuos chillout reflection music.
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adamgJun 20, 2003