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- Artist(s): Michael Tapper, Jon Natchez
- Summary: Yellow Ostrich began as a solo project for Alex Schaaf, but for his third album, the band has expanded to become a trio.
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- Record Label: Barsuk
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 13
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Mixed: 5 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Mar 8, 2012While this might indeed be a coming-of-age record, it's very clear that this is an acknowledging age and existence experience.
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Mar 15, 2012That old-fashioned indie-rock ethos of baring it all and hoping for liberation's kickback – they don't make 'em like this anymore.
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Mar 19, 2012As a band, Yellow Ostrich is in its infancy, and it's forgiveable that they haven't quite found the best way to show their hand both as a unit and as separate entities at this stage.
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May 2, 2012What Schaff's everyloner routine lacks in subtlety, it makes up in a certain fraught, occasionally uncomfortable relatability.
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Mar 13, 2012Strange Land successfully adapts Yellow Ostrich's sound to match its members' considerable capabilities. Now Schaaf just has to adapt his songwriting.
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UncutApr 6, 2012On "Wear Suits," the trio reveals it can pull off the measured uptown elegance of The Blue Nile, but otherwise, singer/guitarist Alex Schaff delights in scribbling over his songs, as his boyish vocals vacillate between preciousness and brattiness. [May 2012, p.84]
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Mar 9, 2012Yellow Ostrich teeters on the thin line between self-indulgent and meditative on Strange Land.
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Positive: 0 out of 1
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Mixed: 1 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Mar 31, 2012
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