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Feb 27, 2015A tippy, interstellar journey all the more worthwhile taking.
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MojoMar 19, 2015The swell and squall lets up just once, on the transcendental In A Cloud, but it's in the moments of pure sonic abandon, like Wilding, that the group truly find themselves. [Apr 2015, p.95]
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Mar 6, 2015Shadow Of The Sun expands their palette, mushes those hues over one another and deliberately, deliciously, paints them outside the lines in a glorious mash of fuzz.
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Mar 4, 2015This one is as strong as the last one, a shade better for shifting the densities of the drone more. It should be a detriment that they could be shuffled together without notice, yet it isn’t.
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Mar 2, 2015After an album, 2012's Circles, where it seemed like the duo may have been running short on ideas, adding Jeffrey on drums and shaking up the working arrangements have helped to make Shadow a sterling return to form that gives their best album, 2001's Mazes, a run for its money.
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Feb 26, 2015Shadow Of The Sun marks another triumph for the rapidly becoming essential Moon Duo, or Moon Trio as they should now be known.
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Feb 26, 2015There's a sense of fun on Shadow Of The Sun--an almost giddy joy at music-making – that earlier records lacked. The band's songwriting, however, remains as straightforward as ever.
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Mar 3, 2015Don’t expend too much mental energy on it, and you’ll dance through it all with a huge grin on your face.
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Mar 3, 2015Shadow of the Sun’s fondness for repetition doesn’t come at the sacrifice of the element of surprise.
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Feb 27, 2015Shadow of the Sun is an intriguing journey; hopefully, given more time, Moon Duo will embark on some new adventures with even wilder results.
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UncutFeb 26, 2015Shadow Of The Sun includes strong takes on the familiar Johnson Schtick of Spacemen 3 throb and ambulatory guitar solos. [Apr 2015, p.80]
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Classic Rock MagazineFeb 26, 2015It's hard to resist. [Apr 2015, p.99]
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Feb 26, 2015Come album three, they’re not tied down to something tired or fumbling around experimenting with ill-suited sounds, but instead are simultaneously concentrated and expansive, defined by an addictive and inclusive sense of purpose.
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Mar 4, 2015None of the songs on Shadow of the Sun sound new, but the familiar sounds create an atmosphere of safety that allows the more unexpected elements of the record all the more noteworthy.
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Mar 18, 2015By the time the spacey, seven-minute "Ice" rolls around, Moon Duo have molded the album into a frothing, lively psych odyssey.