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  • Summary: The sixth studio release for the indie duo of Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost was produced by John Dieterich of Deerhoof and inspired by the 1964 film Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.
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  • Record Label: L.M. Dupli-Cation
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Indie Folk
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
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  1. Apr 9, 2013
    90
    The playing is astounding throughout, with Barnes and Trost turning a dizzying assemblage of strange instruments into a strikingly cohesive whole.
  2. Apr 1, 2013
    80
    The liberated, enlivened music on You Have Already Gone To The Other World proves they are still one of the genre’s indispensable players.
  3. Uncut
    Apr 1, 2013
    80
    You Have Already Gone to the Other World, produced by Deerhoof's John Dieterich, is their best yet. [May 2013, p.65]
  4. May 15, 2013
    80
    While the album stands well on its own, Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors provided an essential scaffolding.
  5. Apr 11, 2013
    72
    Coming on the heels of 2011's stellar Cervantine, Other World feels like it might've been stronger had Trost and Barnes held a few more things back.
  6. Q Magazine
    Apr 9, 2013
    60
    An acquired taste, but an enjoyable one. [May 2013, p.94]
  7. Mojo
    Jul 10, 2013
    60
    Folk roots meet soundtrack clips and contemporary perspective. [Aug 2013, p.98]

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