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The  Helio Sequence Image
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6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

  • Artist(s): Brandon Summers, Benjamin Weikel
  • Summary: The sixth full-length release for the Oregon-based indie rock duo of Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel was culled from 26 tracks the two wrote over a month-long period.
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  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Dream Pop, Noise Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
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Stoic Resemblance
When I see you walk you got me weak in my knees Grab and fill some words, I don't know what I mean Walking in the fog and a forest of trees You got a... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Jun 8, 2015
    92
    Recalibrated as a looser, more energetic band, The Helio Sequence has created a euphoric, career-defining album.
  2. Magnet
    Jun 8, 2015
    80
    The Helio Sequence has pared down its sound and vision without losing a molecule of its well-defined identity. [No. 121, p.52]
  3. Jul 28, 2015
    80
    Filled with some genuinely memorable moments The Helio Sequence show that if a band is open to experimentation and letting the light of the new day shine in, fascinating things can truly happen.
  4. Jun 15, 2015
    65
    Whether or not the pair purposefully aimed for such cloudless compositions, it's impossible to ignore The Helio Sequence's ideal arrival in spring.
  5. Jun 8, 2015
    60
    Summers and Weikel's talent and craft are all over The Helio Sequence, but this music is more than a bit short on inspiration, and the finished product sounds less like music they had a passion to create than something they were put up to--which is just what they tell us it is.
  6. Jun 8, 2015
    58
    It’s a reset of the odometer rather than a definitive statement of destination.
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