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What this EP shows most effectively is the band’s seemingly innate ability to restrain themselves into a frenzy.
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Streamlined, confident, and cohesive, Behave Yourself finds Cold War Kids getting their groove back.
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There may be moments of repetition that indicate a bit a creative bankruptcy, and even for an EP this is perhaps all too brief an outing. However, Behave Yourself easily topples most of Cold War Kids' previous endeavors.
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Alternative PressThese four songs fulfill expectations for minimalist, rhythm-based deconstructions of genre. [Feb 2010, p.93]
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As usual, though, Willett also tries to showcase his brainpower, clumsily referencing works most commonly studied in AP literature....But the four-song EP is perfectly short; if you focus on the sturdy tunes and ignore the pseudo-smartness, it's plenty sweet, too.
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Under The RadarWith Behave Yourself, maturation means shaving off all those jagged edges that made the work so appealing in the first place. [Holiday 2009, p.82]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 9
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TimHFeb 2, 2010Sounds great on vinyl. I especially like "Audience." Maybe not one of my favorite EPs ever, but it will definitely get lots of play (already has).
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CodyTJan 25, 2010