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Oct 23, 2014Every arrangement is perfect for the melody, and every melody sticks: the cardboard-box drum machine, walking bassline, cheap keyboard and simple guitar arpeggio of Riverside would be nothing individually; together they’re perfect.
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Q MagazineNov 13, 2014An unexpected pleasure. [Dec 2014, p.118]
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Oct 27, 2014Ultimate Painting may not reach the commercial heights of either guy's main band, but it is fully the equal and in some ways more interesting.
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Oct 23, 2014This is the work of two guys simply expressing their love of music for the rest of us to enjoy--swooping from ‘60s pop to ‘00s rock while appreciating everything in between--and what a loveable collection of work it is.
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Oct 23, 2014This is not a wild departure from either of the duo’s bands, but it is a pleasingly fruitful one.
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Oct 23, 2014Ultimate Painting is a charming start point for a band who show enough charm to suggest they can turn out any number of superior follow-ups. On one or two tracks, they might one day prove essential.
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Oct 23, 2014Even though everything that Ultimate Painting have to offer has been heard before, the richness of their chosen source material- so utterly packed with hooks- puts them onto a winner.
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Oct 29, 2014