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- Summary: The five-track EP for the band led by Ruban Nielson is an acoustic release with three songs from its second full-length album and two cover songs: Dirty Projectors' "Swing Lo Magellan" and Beck's "Puttin' It Down."
- Record Label: Jagjaguwar
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 7
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Mixed: 5 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Oct 29, 2013With psych bite and cosmic volume stripped away, Nielson’s brilliant, dextrous playing and addled lyrical bravery are illuminated brighter than ever.
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MagnetDec 18, 2013A showcase of clean, unadulterated guitar talent. [No. 105, p.59]
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Oct 29, 2013Eight months on, Unknown Mortal Orchestra return with Blue Record, a chilled acoustic EP that grooves down and quietly electrifies.
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Oct 29, 2013While Nielson would be well-served by sticking with the colorful mess of sound the band seemingly effortlessly creates, he could go the melancholy troubadour route and make that work too. Blue Record is certainly proof of that.
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Oct 29, 2013Though it has its moments Blue Record is by no means a success, but it offers enough to suggest that with a bit of fine tuning Unknown Mortal Orchestra might eventually get a bit good at the old acoustic guitar game.
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Nov 1, 2013As an EP, it’s not much to look at. But, as a quick footnote at the end of II, where it’s placed on the album’s deluxe edition, it’s a nice bonus, an insight into an artist’s process.
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Nov 14, 2013The result is Schrödinger's cat: simultaneously interesting and dull until you listen to it. Then it's just a bit dull.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Jun 2, 2015
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