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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Jul 13, 2015
    80
    Low on drama but high on seemingly effortless jangle pop brilliance, Calling Out feels like a long-lost classic and an exciting discovery.
  2. Jul 13, 2015
    80
    Almost every track in Calling Out features a good sorting of conspicuous power chords provided by frontman Ezra Tenenbaum, a reminder that it’s not just about fidgeting with careful arpeggios.
  3. Jul 9, 2015
    80
    Calling Out is an excellent first dish by EZTV, a sweet thing that makes one excited to hear what they serve up next.
  4. Jul 9, 2015
    75
    Calling Out cements EZTV in a long lineage of sad-sack pop rockers and does so with ease.
  5. Magnet
    Jul 9, 2015
    75
    EZTV's debut is unassuming, and impressively so. [No. 122, p.55]
  6. 70
    Simplicity means the record occasionally feels samey, but it seems mean to criticise something that feels so pure.
  7. Jul 27, 2015
    70
    Rich with endlessly ringing guitars and gleaming hooks, this lithe debut is indebted to the gentler side of '70s power pop and '80s underground jangle.
  8. Jul 14, 2015
    70
    At its best this is a confident début that will doubtless please lovers of hooky, carefully crafted guitar pop.
  9. Jul 16, 2015
    60
    It's rammed full of solid psychedelia that no one could really get annoyed at, but conversely, no one could ever fall in love with.
  10. Q Magazine
    Jul 9, 2015
    60
    In short, Calling Out's not a bad shout if you're looking for something calm and unruffled to soundtrack the summer. [Aug 2015, p.104]

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