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MojoDec 22, 2011It gives all sorts of instrumentation the confidence to surprise us. [Nov 2011, p.102]
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Sep 30, 2011Flaunting a smattering of psych rock, glints of fuzz funk, analog tape hiss, and virtually no FFWD moments in sight, it's hard to not warm up to this record.
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Sep 28, 2011Certain moments, like the opening and closing tracks, reach a little further past doo-woppish hippie funk into Ravi Shankar super-hippie sitar and ambient electro, suggesting a potential for experimentation in the second year of the Stepkids' existence.
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Sep 28, 2011Everything's easy and natural, and the Stepkids sound more like purveyors of the genre than imitators. Quite an accomplishment.
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Sep 28, 2011The Connecticut trio boasts former Lauren Hill and Alicia Keys touring band members--guaranteeing The Stepkids is as tight as it is lovingly reverential.
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Sep 28, 2011The result is something that sounds like three session players and lacks the presence of somebody to step up and take this beyond being merely a decent, functional collection of songs.
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Sep 28, 2011Weird, wild, wonderful stuff.