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Entertainment WeeklyThink the Polyphonic Spree, minus the robes and choir theatrics. [27 Feb 2004, p.98]
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Just as fuzzy and unpredictable as its namesake suggests, with high, hissing vocals, archaic-gone-futuristic blips, pedal steel, keyboards, glockenspiel, and a barrage of other noisemakers helping to build a thick, spacy stretch of soft 60s psychedelia.
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Jacked up on myriad assembly-line noises, mechanical tinkerings, and golden acoustic guitar strumming, they manage their melodies with a deftness that keeps them loose and limber in the quiet assault of the underlying density.
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Listening to Spirit Stereo Frequency is like driving through an area of broadcast clutter and getting simultaneous sonic bleed from three or four stations, at least two of which are playing The Shins.
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Spirit Stereo Frequency is an entirely mature album that is not afraid to have fun.
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Alternative PressAll Night Radio broadcast more personality than [Beachwood Sparks]--and frame it with a maniacal smile. [Apr 2004, p.88]
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"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.
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MojoOld skool studio wizardry abounds. [Mar 2004, p.107]
User score distribution:
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markfApr 28, 2004
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GashlySMar 8, 2004A modern classic that will take some time for the masses to accept.
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StuBMar 8, 2004Needs work, but super dope!!