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Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

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  • Record Label: Polyvinyl
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
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  1. This album is a great start for anyone who leans on the more accessible sides of ambient/indie music.
  2. Feb 22, 2011
    80
    Joyful and experimental in equal measure, Fluorescence is an album that challenges you without you even realising.
  3. Mar 21, 2011
    80
    While the band introduces new elements with this release, its shoegaze dream-pop still underlies each track, with many familiar experimental tangents scattered throughout.
  4. Under The Radar
    Mar 22, 2011
    60
    Fluorescence boasts some highly refined and not-so-mellow results. [Feb 2011, p.62]
  5. Dec 19, 2011
    60
    Fans of the early dream pop stuff may have difficulties accepting a cleaner, more synthesized pop approach.
  6. Apr 7, 2011
    60
    The most powerful moments here reimagine their sound at its best without ever retreading. The rest of it, however, glitters far too much for its own good.
  7. Q Magazine
    Mar 9, 2011
    40
    As super cutesy as a Hello Kitty hair-grip. Best avoided, in other words. [Mar 2011, p.101]

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