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- Summary: The first release in six years fir the Jimmy LaValle-led band is also the first on the Relapse label.
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- Record Label: Relapse Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Dream Pop, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock
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MojoSep 6, 2016An album full of inspired electronic melody and pastoral reflection culminating in the heartsore title track. [Oct 2016, p.100]
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Aug 24, 2016This incarnation of The Album Leaf asserts the resilience that has always held up their sentimental exterior.
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Aug 24, 2016One of the best things about the Album Leaf is the mental imagery that comes naturally with the music, and Between Waves provides a fresh canvas.
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Aug 24, 2016It's not uncommon for these songs to bloom into something celebratory during their second half, such as on the rippling, shimmering "Wandering Still." Between Waves is easily the strongest, most inspired Album Leaf release in at least a decade.
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Aug 24, 2016The warmth and comfort is occasionally jarred by a sense of foreboding.
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Aug 25, 2016Think of the tiny overhead fan gently blowing air that keeps you halfway between sleep and consciousness. Between Waves delivers that same kind of soothing yet neutral sensation. Luckily, it also delivers some left turns here and there that stand out simply by virtue of being different.
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Sep 1, 2016Between Waves is an album created by a man who knows what he’s doing; and that’s the problem. He could create satisfactory albums till the end of days, but he’ll need to rip up the rulebook if he’s to grab people’s attention in this fickle age.
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