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- Summary: Produced by John Siket, the New York duo of Brian Harding and Amalie Bruun expands into a indie rock quintet on its debut full-length release.
- Record Label: Fat Possum
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Shoegaze
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Positive: 5 out of 7
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Mixed: 2 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Jan 25, 2013What True Hallucinations does is reupholster a genre that's long shown its signs of wear and tear.
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Jan 25, 2013True Hallucinations is an impressive debut and one of the purest, most innocent-sounding pop records anyone is likely to make in the ironic, convoluted era in which they exist.
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Mar 11, 2013A charmed debut that exhibits just how deep the well of pop music runs when a band has a firm grasp of the fundamentals, which Ex Cops possess in spades.
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Jan 25, 2013True Hallucinations is ultimately a triumph of focus and discipline.
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Mar 12, 2013Siket’s haze blunts the sugar-sharp edges of Harding and Bruun’s melodies, but it also ripens their latent nostalgia.
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Jan 25, 2013The album opens, confusingly, with an electro-funk groove that becomes a trippy, multi-vocal chorale. Most of what follows is sprightly power-pop with psychedelic touches, dreamy asides and occasional dance-club thumps.
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Feb 11, 2013Until Ex Cops stumble upon a niche and make it their own, their career is going to be eclipsed by listeners hearing influence over innovation in their music.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Feb 4, 2013
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