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Dios (Malos) emphasize their way with hooks and downplay the hazy sonics of Dios for an album of sunny, instead of smoggy, Californian pop.
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Where Dios felt structured, (relatively) focused, and clever, dios (malos) just is let to drift in a mess of under-developed songs, odes to drug abuse, and unfocused guitar strumming.
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FilterCompletely non-offensive summertime pop. [#17, p.94]
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The record... is able to maintain a thrilling tension between bright, dream-like songs and an encroaching darkness.
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For those of you who loved the old Dios for their oddness and all the beauty such oddity can engender, you may be a little disappointed.
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Dios (Malos)’s buoyant yet sophisticated glow incites a plethora of feelings, but the album stands out above most of the band’s dreamy indie-rock counterparts because, undoubtedly, the members of the band are enjoying themselves.
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Under The RadarThe fault lies mainly in the lyrics. [#11, p.106]
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Further into the record, the band invests in smaller details, and when it does the songs overcome the lyrical shortcomings.
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Alternative Pressdios (malos) is missing something--namely, guitarist Kevin Morales. [Dec 2005, p.212]
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Through smart songcraft, a powerful command of pop vocabulary, and skillful track sequencing, Dios Malos deliver an album that expands and grows more complicated with every listen.
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There's nothing inherently wrong about writing songs about enjoying booze and drugs, but this isn't something I'd put on under the influence of either. Just imagine what it sounds like sober.
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UncutIn taming their eccentricity, Dios (Malos) have also lost some of their dreamy romanticism along the way. [Mar 2006, p.98]
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New Musical Express (NME)Dios (Malos) are clearly capable of breezily mordant psychedelia nd thumpingly pie-eyed pop... Sadly, they're not so hot on tunes you can't help whistling. [4 Mar 2006, p.31]
User score distribution:
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SeanTDec 11, 2005definately not bad just not as rich sounding as the debut but still a damn fine effort
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heynowNov 29, 2005
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tacofillingNov 15, 2005