Desert Skies
by Beachwood Sparks
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. Boston Globe
    Nov 26, 2013
    80
    These “lost” recordings are generally better than anything the band has done since.
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Dec 3, 2013
    75
    The album is so much more than a set of rough drafts of more considered compositions. These 1998 offerings succeed in their own right.
  3. Paste Magazine
    Nov 26, 2013
    74
    All the core elements of Beachwood Sparks are here, but there’s also more, and less, at the same time.
  5. Uncut
    Jan 15, 2014
    70
    So far, so far out. [Feb 2014, p.89]
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  6. CMJ
    Nov 26, 2013
    70
    The only mild complaint would be that some tracks feel a little too long (even for the genre) and sometimes a tad repetitive.
  7. Filter
    Nov 26, 2013
    64
    The heavy chords of the album-opening title track are a surprising jolt, yet maintain the same breezy Laurel Canyon harmonies for which the band later became known.

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