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Jun 20, 2013On its fifth album Fandango, Wellington, NZ combo the Phoenix Foundation doesn’t so much eschew the eclecticism of previous efforts as employ greater continuity
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MojoMay 20, 2013Cloaked in fuzzy melancholy, Fandango is one for dreamers. [Jun 2013, p.94]
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Apr 23, 2013Fandango quickly plateaus into an exercise that is pleasant rather than provocative; an effort that, despite occasional highs, is relentlessly...acceptable.
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Q MagazineApr 22, 2013Its rambling nature irks, for in among its nearly 80 minutes there are pop diamonds that would have made a sharp and spectacular single LP. [May 2013, p.109]
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May 29, 2013The Phoenix Foundation never really were a rock band. But Fandango just doesn’t roll often enough.
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May 13, 2013Fandango tries to revel in its excess and overreaches far too often to be considered a success.
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Apr 26, 2013Virtually every piece is too leisurely extended beyond its natural span.