The Loon - Tapes 'n Tapes
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  • Summary: The Minneapolis band's debut full-length has drawn comparisons to Pavement.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 27
  2. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The Loon will stand up as one of the best albums of the year, and Tapes 'n Tapes as a jewel in the American music crown.
  2. You will not be able to tear yourself away from this album. This is no daringly outrageous, Kid A-esque "progressive" music that nobody really enjoys listening to. This is rock 'n roll.
  3. To be fair, "The Loon" stops short of pastiche, but it is too transparently a paean to Tape 'n Tapes' heroes.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 35
  2. Negative: 4 out of 35
  1. Marc
    10
    This is just really, really good. Pure and simple.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. jb
    4
    Totally overhyped stuff.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. David
    3
    Snore... Uninspired
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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