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- Summary: The debut album for the indie-rock duo from San Diego who were previously members of The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower.
- Record Label: Fat Possum
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 8 out of 14
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Mixed: 6 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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As the ever-crescendoing title track hits its final, clangorous stride, its crash signals something worthy of more than just fleeting cyberlove.
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This is drone ambiance for your buds, and Buds. Meaning: Crocodiles did good!
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Even without 'Neon Jesus'--the single that garnered Crocodiles quite a bit of web attention just before this release--Summer of Hate stands strong as a tremendous debut: one that pays heavy tribute to its influences while never seeming overly derivative.
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It’s not original, but you’ll love it for the summer at least.
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If Crocodiles revel in a strain of insolence too familiar to feel transgressive, the band also manages some catchy choruses and efficient low-fi landscapes.
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At times they recall labelmates Wavves, short of their devotion to fuzzy landscapes--another sonic comparison for an album that recalls the messy disorder of a tipped-over jukebox.
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Instead of focusing on one idea and shaping it into something unique, though, the album tries its hand at everything that is "now" (noise-pop, dance rock, etc.) and owns none of it.
Score distribution:
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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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TatTapeSep 10, 2009
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