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Aug 13, 2013Even though Supermigration is constructed as a whole, it doesn’t always work best in one sitting.
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Apr 22, 2013For all of John Kowalski and Rian Trench’s accomplished textures and impressive ’80s sci-fi sheen, it’s these [songs "Happiness Is A Warm Spacestation" and "A Sky Darkly"] simmering, slow burning heavyweights that give Supermigration the thunder it needs.
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Apr 15, 2013Most of the album feels too much like a work-in-progress.
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MojoMay 20, 2013[Supermigration] fastens pillow-soft beats to steadfast bass lines in a variant of the motorik rhythm. [Jun 2013, p.89]
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Apr 15, 2013Supermigration may lack some of the euphoric moments of their debut album but these have been supplanted by a more rewarding, substantial set of attributes.
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Apr 15, 2013The Irish duo are joined by an unnamed vocalist on a couple of tracks, but the instrumentals are the best work here.
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Apr 15, 2013At times the duo are guilty of excessive portentousness, but there are just as many moments where their grandiose ambitions are convincingly realised.
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May 13, 2013Solar Bears never sound like they’re blatantly ripping anyone off, but there are too many echoes of other band’s sounds floating around in the mix to make it sound truly like something that is theirs and theirs alone.
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The WireApr 24, 2013Supermigration never quite brings these directions--Air, Lindstrom, Neu!--together though; instead of fermenting their own sound, Solar Bears end up falling into the space in between them. [May 2013, p.66]
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UncutApr 25, 2013[The] excellent follow-up [to its 2010 debut] finds John Kowalski and Rian Trench playing to their strengths with horizons newly broadened. [Jun 2013, p.79]
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Jul 11, 2013Supermigration pulls its punches here and there, but the closer, "Rainbow Collision," lives up to its hippie-friendly title with an epic swell.
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Apr 16, 2013While the duo proves to have an able hand at constructing reflective, chilled-out, or pleasant vibes, the record's darker and more brooding auras come up a little short.