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- Summary: Former Test Icicles member Dev Hynes releases a solo album of experimental '80s electronica.
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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Positive: 12 out of 18
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Mixed: 6 out of 18
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Negative: 0 out of 18
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Aug 10, 2011Hynes's voice is refined into an emotive croon. Inventive pop from a bright indie talent.
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UncutAug 19, 2011A collection of balmy disco that call to mind some tropical union between Arthur Russell and Prince. [Sep 2011, p.81]
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Aug 30, 2011An album that is fashionably slick, altogether tragic, and deceptively beautiful.
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Aug 10, 2011The record leans at times too heavily on its basic formula of pizzicato electric guitar and seedy, somnambulant basslines. Still, as a slice of squalid glamour with a beating heart under its rusted exterior, Coastal Grooves deserves your attention.
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Aug 31, 2011By not exerting himself, Hynes manages to craft an easy-to-listen, easy-to-enjoy album that will be spun as a change of pace.
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Aug 10, 2011It's a shame that Hynes' songwriting chops haven't developed as quickly as his musical skills. But this shouldn't put the brakes on Hynes' progress: Coastal Grooves might be a forgettable, minor work, but Hynes' career to date proves that he shouldn't be written off easily.
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Aug 10, 2011It's pleasant enough, but on the whole feels like Hynes' sketches towards an album, rather than the finished item.
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Positive: 0 out of 1
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Mixed: 1 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Oct 11, 2011
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