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- Summary: The sophomore full-length album for the indie rock trio from Champaign, Illinois.
- Record Label: Polyvinyl
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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This disc isn’t something you’ll want to play loud. Instead, you’ll want to play it endlessly because the songs are first-rate, the songs are wonderful.
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It is a slender, limber album, blissfully aware of itself and not daring to overstay its welcome.
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There are a lot of bands playing indie pop in 2008, but very few do it as well as Headlights do on Some Racing, Some Stopping.
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Layers of guitar, synth, and drums float into fullness without the coy gleam that, in retrospect, overcrowded the friendly songwriting of its first album, 2006's "Kill Them With Kindness."
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Calling Headlights "nice" sounds like a backhanded compkliment, but Some racing wears the tag proudly: it's charming, but never boring [Mar 2008, p.102]
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When you're listening to Some Racing, Some Stopping you're caught up in a safe, warm, fluffy little world. It's only when you get back to harsh reality you realise that Headlights haven't really written much in the way of hooks.
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Alternative PressIt's smooth going down but lacks any real notable songs. [Apr 2008, p.153]
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