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- Summary: Tortoise's John McEntire takes over as producer from Roger Moutenot (who worked on the band's releases since 1993) on the 13th release from the New Jersey indie rock trio.
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- Record Label: Matador
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 42 out of 45
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Mixed: 3 out of 45
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Negative: 0 out of 45
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Jan 15, 2013Fade is just 10 distinctive, beautiful songs in 45 minutes meant to show their languid new peers (Real Estate, Beach House, Grizzly Bear, what have you) who's boss. It shouldn't work. It's to that roaring 20-year streak's goodwill that it does.
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Jan 22, 2013Nothing seems to rattle them, and hearing that Zen-like outlook on record is immensely refreshing and inspiring.
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Jan 10, 2013There's nothing showy here, nothing flashy, just an understated, immaculately put together collection of happy and sad, yearning and sweet songs.
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Jan 8, 2013Fade finds YLT at their most wistfully contemplative; a thought only softened by the paradox that this might just be one of their best yet.
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Jan 14, 2013Fade is rich with details and grows richer the closer one looks.
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Aug 14, 2013With Fade, they’ve come across ten songs that all sound tight and of course, refreshing, against the backdrop of what might be their most consistent album to date.
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Jan 11, 2013An album that perhaps skips too easily from one style to another for its own good, though there are other sublime moments.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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