Spirit Stereo Frequency - All Night Radio
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76 out of 100

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9.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: All Night Radio is the latest (and most psychedelic) incarnation for Beachwood Sparks' Dave Scher and Jimi Hey.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Think the Polyphonic Spree, minus the robes and choir theatrics. [27 Feb 2004, p.98]
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  2. Billboard
    80
    "Spirit Stereo Frequency" unburies the dark side of this wistfulness by scrambling it with deep bouts of psychedelia and ghostly falsetto croons. The result is a debut that captures the vicissitudes of the past with greater authenticity and interesting sonic flair.
  3. Mojo
    80
    Old skool studio wizardry abounds. [Mar 2004, p.107]
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  4. Dusted Magazine
    60
    A lot of the material sounds incomplete, as Scher and Hey have a habit of backing off just when a song sounds like its coming together.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. StuB
    10
    Needs work, but super dope!!
  2. GashlyS
    10
    A modern classic that will take some time for the masses to accept.
  3. LindaSP
    9
    Adventuresome!
  4. markf
    8
    It's as if the most psychedelic parts of The Beatles, The Byrds and Pink Floyd got interpreted through the sensibilities of The Avalanches. This seems more forward-sounding than Beachwood Sparks, which I enjoy. I'm sure I've missed something, but to my ears, "Fall Down 7" is so unique that it basically left me speechless. There are some "straight" songs but they don't seem quite as interesting as the rest of the long, strange trip.… Expand

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