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  • Summary: The San Francisco-based indie pop singer-songwriter returned from his time touring as the rhythm guitarist with Echo & The Bunnymen with four albums worth of songs, some of which appear on this latest full length studio release.
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  • Record Label: Castle Face
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Neo-Psychedelia
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
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  1. Sep 28, 2017
    80
    The remarkable thing about Kelley Stoltz up to now has been how seamlessly he absorbs his influences, finds their essences and out of that irreducable core makes songs that are entirely fresh and new.
  2. Mojo
    Sep 28, 2017
    80
    These 11 songs never let the beats-per-minute lag, and this--coupled with the easy abundance of melody with which our host continues to leaven his left-field power pop--makes for some deliciously easy listening. [Oct 2017, p.91]
  3. Sep 28, 2017
    80
    Que Aura is the richest, most diverse, and interesting-sounding album he's done yet, with the songs to match.
  4. Q Magazine
    Sep 28, 2017
    80
    Que Aura presents his top-drawer songwriting in the form of new-wave psychedelia, smart guitar-pop and budget R&B. [Oct 2017, p.111]
  5. Magnet
    Oct 17, 2017
    75
    The accomplishment is immaculate, but what's harder to sort out is where the real Kelley Stoltz stands. [No. 147, p.61]
  6. Uncut
    Sep 28, 2017
    70
    Que Aura sees the West Coast-based singer-songwriter embrace an '80s-infused psychedelia that occasionally mutates into a disco strut. [Nov 2017, p.36]