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- Summary: The third album for the Swedish indie rock quintet was produced by Phil Ek.
- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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| Just gimme a second and I'll tell you But give me months by myself Sittin', smokin' Belgian cigarettes In a restaurant with a famous star 'Cause I... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Work finds them owning their sound, and treating the nostalgic pangs they stir as a platform from which to express something sincere. The result is a record a little less giddy and more workmanlike than prior SOL albums.
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By eschewing the instrumental grandiosity and working into a clean cut sound of their own, Work moves you to great feelings of warmth and a feeling of great joy.
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Work is a more subtle, subdued album than Shout Out Louds' previous LPs. It is also a far more consistent one, capturing the band maturing artistically.
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The sonic references keep on coming throughout Work, but great songs do too.
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After honing their Cure impression on 2007's breakout "Our Ill Wills," these heart-on-sleeve Swedes team up with indie crossover producer Phil Ek (the Shins, Modest Mouse, Fleet Foxes) for a third album of ably crafted sincerity.
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This is such a charming little band, such a charming little album that one wants to like it more than it deserves.
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Sure, Shout Out Louds have a gift for melody, and they use a light pop touch better than many. But after their masterwork, one expects more than 10 easygoing melodies.
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