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- Summary: The buzz band from Adelaide, Australia (notable in part due to their twin-drummer lineup) make their full-length debut with this hard-rocking, psychedelic 10-song effort.
- Record Label: 4AD
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 13
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Mixed: 6 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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UrbA fierce vision quest of psychedelic riffs 'n' roll that manages to sound like hard rock, shoegazer and new rave all within the same song, yet never feeling forced or false. [Mar 2007, p.98]
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Whilst it might not reinvent the wheel, Vessels is a rewarding slice of indie rock with a pleasing amount of dark psycadelic twist.
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FilterWolf & Cub manage to fill Vessels to the brim with irreverent guitar solos, pounding bass lines, and, well, let's just say they have two drummers for a good reason. [#24, p.102]
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All said, the album’s capably produced by Tony Doogan, Secret Machines aspirations and all, and it’s a debut wrapped in sophomore expansion, a third of a universe away from anything deservedly cosmic and anything appropriately full.
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In the end, Vessels comes across as a promising guitar-driven breath of fresh air trapped in a box of squeaky-clean studio tricks; what was hopeful is now hopeless, and what seemed like an exciting rock revival is simply a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
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BlenderMany songs start out as radio-friendly rockets before shooting off into a disorienting psychedelic haze. [May 2007, p.106]
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Half great and half pointless.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 9
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Mixed: 0 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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OliverRFeb 23, 2007where did this come from? simply remarkable.
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FelipePMar 7, 2007Perfect! The best trip ever!
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JeremyRFeb 24, 2007fantastic. a swirling roller coaster of guitar fuzz and thundering drums. my favourite of the year so far.
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MaryMMar 2, 2007
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JackMMar 2, 2007if every album was this consistently good, the world would be a better place. favourites would have to be "Kingdom" and "Rozalia Bizarre".
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JustinSApr 9, 2007Pretty good album, awesome live.
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mfetterMar 7, 2007
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