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- Summary: Kid Loco produced this sophomore effort for London's Departure Lounge, who are fronted by Tim Keegan (a former guitarist with Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians). Hitchcock guests on one track, as does former Cocteau Twin (and producer of Departure Lounge's debut) Simon Raymonde.
- Record Label: Nettwerk
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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MagnetOne of 2002's candidates for record-of-the-year honors.... Too Late is a top-to-bottom masterwork. [#54, p.85]
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Alternative PressKid Loco's production style stresses the band's shimmering guitars and rich harmonies. [June 2002, p.82]
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The album is about a quarter filler, but the songs that hit on Too Late to Die Young make the tedium worth sitting out.
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Departure Lounge has forged an enchanting record to tune in, turn on, and drop into.
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UncutBeneath the opulent layers and studio tweaks, however, lie some very orthodox, very average Eighties indie songs. [Mar 2002, p.96]