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Jun 14, 2013It's always fun to see where Smith's muse will take him next, but this kind of simple and true album is where he is at his best.
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Jun 14, 2013Smith’s wit and droll storytelling skew the sci-fi elements more Vonnegut than Heinlein, the extraterrestrial flourishes clearly used to explore essentially human elements rather than push into outer space.
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Jun 14, 2013In joining the "real world," he's crafted his best album yet.
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MagnetJul 17, 2013Smith keeps his garage-rock grounding--and his distinctiveness--intact. [No. 100, p.58]
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Jun 18, 2013While it undoubtedly holds some of the strongest songs of his career, it doesn’t entirely fulfill the promise of a conceptual framework.
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Jun 14, 2013Antenna to the Afterworld is both a more imaginative album than its predecessor and a more fully realized vision.
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Jun 21, 2013Antenna to the Afterworld may have all the dressings of science fiction and fantasy, but like many great works in those genres, it's a strong, emotive character study.
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Q MagazineJul 10, 2013It's quirky without being kitsch, and another fine addition to Smith's varied back catalog. [Aug 2013, p.105]
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UncutJul 10, 2013While the ideas are sometimes thin, the delivery is invariably wry and charming. [Aug 2013, p.77]