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75 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

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  • Summary: The Japanese experimental group's latest album features guest musicians Michio Kurihara of Ghost and Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))).

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Alternative Press
    90
    To call this "sunstroked desert hallucination mood music" sells it short. It actually transforms the atmosphere of the space in which it's played. [June 2008, p.132]
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  2. Mojo
    80
    Smile finds them advancing that set melodic agenda and playful rearrangement of classic rock DNA. [June 2008, p.109]
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  3. Sputnikmusic
    60
    Smile does have it's special moments, but the problem is that they never amount to anything better than the star parts on their previous efforts.

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