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- Summary: 'Dimmer' is the Thrill Jockey debut for British ex-pat and current Chicagoan Jim Elkington.
- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 9
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Mixed: 3 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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Elkington has crafted an uplifting, despondent, and always atmospheric collection of elegant indie rock that never takes itself too seriously.
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Elkington and Co. have been honing their sounds and songs long enough to make Dimmer sound less like an auspicious debut and more like the fully-formed, top-of-game record that it is.
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It's a really solid record, unassuming yet memorable, subtle: It's mildly melancholy, modestly dark, and discreetly brooding.
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Elkington's wry, sodden compositions are enlivened with sparse yet crisp instrumentation and steady melodies. Imagine shoegazer tendencies jolted by the cattle prod of Midwestern edgy folk rock.
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Paste MagazineEgon Schiele aficionados and jaded cabaret junkies: this is your music. [Apr/May 2005, p.146]
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UncutIsn't always successful. [Jun 2005, p.113]
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It's not all bad, but there's no getting away from the fact the main problem with this lifeless debut is Elkington's voice.
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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FosterOMay 31, 2005
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