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Universal acclaim- based on 25 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 25
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Mixed: 6 out of 25
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Negative: 0 out of 25
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ChisLFeb 18, 2005OK to listen to but it goes nowhere.There is nothing at all memorable on it.
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HerveBSep 8, 2004Absolutely brilliant in a Mercury Revesque kind of way... By far my favourite album of the year alongside Micah P. Hinson
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NickWMay 4, 2005Stunning debut, they're living the dream!
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ryancAug 11, 2004pretty good, but not the classic that certain magazines would like you to believe
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NeilGAug 10, 2004Seriously overrated record that although having it's moments of melodic nous leaves the listener underwhelmed. It has drawn comparison with the likes of Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips but it's songs are not in the same league. Shows some promise but not the finished article by a long way.
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chrissJan 25, 2005a beautiful album
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AndrewSMar 10, 2005Excellent album. Dreamy, mesmerising and uplifting. Excellent live band: saw them last month - superb
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NuggetMay 24, 2005So many albums promise a journey, but leave you sitting on the footpath waiting for a ride. The Earlies strap you in, give you a loving peck on the cheek, and let you follow a man's redemption in quadrophonic harmony. Perfect marks for a concept album? Sounds crazy, but you'd better believe it.
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noodlescSep 7, 2005beautiful record and amazing live
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JimO'RourkeJan 26, 2006Really pretentious and utterly forgettable, aside from 2 songs.
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AndyRAug 16, 2004Well, sure you can trash this album if you expect it to be the sequel to "Soft Bulletin". However, these songs are more diffuse and meandering than the work of the bands with which they have been compared, but its an album of beautiful moments. Like Manitoba, this will grow on you
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CarloSep 14, 2004makes the doves and air feel wanting
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EmilyBNov 12, 2005This albums transience took my breath away. I suspected them to be great-I have been hearing a buzz about this album for a while, but this blew me away.
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jamesdNov 22, 2005The depth of sound on this album is incredible. So many bands strive to be either a good live act or good studio band but The Earlies seem to succeed effortlessly at both. Future classic.
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SeanTDec 11, 2005pretty damn good experimental pop with good orchestration and sound samples.
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DanOct 31, 2005The Flaming Lips plus great tunes.
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RyanMJan 19, 2006Stellar first album
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LawlessRJan 25, 2006some songs have promise, but most of it is damn boring.
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AlexAJan 26, 2007Boring and pretentious.
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BenjaminBunnyDec 26, 2004Listenable in the sense that it's hummingly inoffensive, but the Earlies are never as inspired as their obvious influences (Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev) and the result is pleasant, only occasionally striking psychedelic background music. Could be the most "cutting edge" music you'll hear at the Gap or Starbucks this year.
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SWMDec 21, 2005One of the best albums of the year, the sheer amount of different trippy sounds on here in mind-numbing.
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Awards & Rankings
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MojoA band who aim foolishly high but always return, wings intact. [Sep 2004, p.92]
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New Musical Express (NME)This music is the electronic, Warp-inspired answer to Brian Wilson's 'Smile.' [31 Jul 2004, p.41]
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It's not half-bad, providing you can get over the fact that the Earlies have yet to find a sound to call their own.