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While the band has certainly grown musically, it also seems less patient and focused; much of the record feels like a hastily recorded jam session with a few superfluous electro-bobbles floating above the fray.
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UncutYou can occasionally hear [Adem's and Hebden's] trademark sounds punctuate these proggy, Tortoise-like instrumentals. [Jul 2007, p.102]
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One of the more uniquely listenable albums in some time.
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'The Sun'... lacks urgency and focus.
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Under The RadarFridge's fifth album is informal and relaxed but lacking in direction. [Summer 2007, p.87]
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In truth, The Sun won’t be the hype-extracting second coming of Fridge. But it is infinitely more modestly spectacular than the majority would have dared hope.
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Spin[It] focuses on Rolex-precise riffs to offset a battery of beats, rattles, and ringing bells. [Jul 2007, p.96]
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There’s little to grasp onto with The Sun, as the record more often than not locks into a cautious mode of jamming on simple figures with little idea as to where to actually take them.
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The depth and craft in these songs keep The Sun interesting and make its inspired moments that much better.
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The album also crammed full of innovative bleeps and squeaks - if you're familiar with Four Tet you'll know the sort of thing--which add more of a unique selling point which in the end isn't all that necessary, because this is a somewhat dazzling album from some great talents, and it has an abundance of riches.
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Most of the album is still enjoyable, however, and certainly provides some new ideas for instrumental rock music.
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Though The Sun has plenty of accomplished performances by a capable and experienced band, it’s not very exciting stuff.
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It would be difficult to convince yourself that The Sun is anything but meandering and listless.
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When the band operates under more traditional songwriting styles they can be quite catchy, but the more wandering, abstract moments can sometimes wander a little too far into non-structured noise.
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UrbThe few standout tracks are in the beginning, making the rest of the album sound like a monotonous waste of your time. [May 2007, p.94]
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For the better part of an hour, the trio's experimental pop melodies create their own breeze that, in a very Zen-like manner, becomes one with the surroundings of the listener.
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In essence, it still sounds like Fridge, but they've decided to look backwards just as much (and possibly more) than they looked forwards.
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Overall, The Sun feels like three men taking things at their own leisurely pace but without wasting a second.