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Q MagazineFeb 14, 2014Trouble feels like a multi-faceted, compound eye of a record, picking up different sides to every story and blending them into a smooth, undeniably odd whole. [Mar 2014, p.113]
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Feb 7, 2014It hangs together well and the songs are decently written. But most listeners need something more, an undeniable quality that is completely unique to a band. A Unique Selling Point, if you will. Hospitality have not found theirs yet.
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Jan 30, 2014Papini’s vocals seem scaled back, too--there’s less energetic chattiness and more silent resignation.
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Jan 27, 2014What Trouble lacks in focus, it largely makes up for with ambition and dexterity.
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Jan 27, 2014They sure had the knack to look through the lens of their younger selves, which makes one think whether keeping it sweet and snappy would’ve suited them better. Regardless of their intent to reach out of their limit, there are bursts of inventiveness in Trouble that make the risk taking worthwhile.
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MojoJan 23, 2014Like Sleater Kinney reimagined for synth-pop teens. [Feb 2014, p.98]
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Jan 28, 2014