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  • Summary: This is the debut full-length album on Sub Pop for the Canadian dream pop duo.

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  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25
  1. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Mar 6, 2012
    90
    It's not all slow and mid-tempo numbers that litter the forty-five minute duration of The Slideshow Effect. There are also moments where the band is unafraid to lift the urgency, to create a semblance of sustained momentum, and to incorporate a few timely hooks and memorable melodies along the way.
  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Mar 7, 2012
    60
    The shift in styles more readily exposes the band's strengths and weaknesses.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Feb 29, 2012
    30
    Insipid marshmallow post-rock that occasionally sniffs in the direction of Yuck or Mogwai, but mostly glowers in a dismally cloying, precious nostalgia.

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