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- Summary: This is the second LP for the ever-growing prog-rock collective that calls both England and Texas home.
- Record Label: Secretly Canadian
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 23
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Mixed: 5 out of 23
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Negative: 2 out of 23
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It’s a rare album that is not only great on it’s first listen, but just as remarkable on it’s tenth.
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A quantum leap in thought and execution from 2004 debut, These Were The Earlies.
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Under The RadarThe Enemy Chorus' depth increases upon each listen. [#16, p.91]
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The 11 songs on their second album have their own separate identity, with a diversity of colors and influences putting the Earlies in the company of such contemporaries as Mercury Rev, the Polyphonic Spree, and even, occasionally, Beck.
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If their debut explored the space within, the Earlies' latest, The Enemy Chorus, peers into the void of the final frontier, with a similar kitchen-sink approach and more of the krautrock sprawl that characterized early singles like "Morning Wonder".
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Sure, the horns and strings are nice, but they don't really add anything to the already too-busy song structures.
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MagnetWhat had been a fascinating display of aural minimalism has morphed into a haphazard, ill-advised mess. [#75, p.96]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 5
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Mixed: 0 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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IvanGFeb 9, 2007an amazing album, like love at first sight!!
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KevinJFeb 8, 2007
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chrissJan 29, 2007wonderfully dark and menacing....really refreshing to hear a band go for something different
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EricCMar 3, 2007
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bobcFeb 14, 2007
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