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63 out of 100

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7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

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  • Summary: John Leckie produced this second major-label release for the now five-member New York band led by Steve Schiltz.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Magnet
    90
    Takes The Strangest Things' dark, occasionally scattershot pop and refines it with sharper songwriting and a slicker approach. [#69, p.100]
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  2. Junkmedia
    60
    What strikes most is a sense of uncomfortable suspension, and what keeps the album afloat remains a true mystery listen after listen.
  3. Under The Radar
    60
    Neither as good nor as boring as you might think. [#10, p.112]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. nelsonf
    10
    Top 10 of 2005 Material.
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  2. CosmoPrelog
    10
    Great Band - Great Album
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  3. Simon
    4
    Apart from the first song, this album is a majority of troughs. It’s no where near as solid as Longwave’s debut album and even that fell a fair way short of anything their contemporaries were releasing at the time.… Expand
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