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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for Australian indie rock band was produced by The Presets' Kim Moyes.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Q Magazine
    Apr 26, 2018
    80
    Some may scoff at the limited musical palette on tracks such as the La's-like Lazy Love, but beneath the bluff exterior beats the heart of a great pop band. [Jun 2018, p.109]
  2. Apr 26, 2018
    70
    On first listen, it’s hard to ignore a sense of inconsistency and feeling that something’s lacking from its second half. That said, come the second time listening you start to stop questioning the diversity and simply celebrate the fact they’ve got the repertoire, and guts, to mix everything up and make it work.
  3. 60
    While this second LP broadens their scope to take in baggy, shoegaze, jangle pop and even some ill-advised bits that sound like Travis.
  4. May 8, 2018
    60
    There is plenty of crooning and emoting from O'Dell and there are some hummable, even memorable tunes. At times, though, For Now is remarkably dull, serving as the relatively indifferent placeholder its title might imply.
  5. Apr 26, 2018
    60
    As was the case with Hills End, the sonic and architectural puppetry is meticulous and heartfelt, but the absence of any sort of innovation induces a sort of pleasant fatigue that grows decidedly less agreeable with repeated spins.
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  1. Jun 1, 2018
    9
    Whilst the clever professional reviewers are right to say this album represents a limited palette and shows some unevenness, that doesn'tWhilst the clever professional reviewers are right to say this album represents a limited palette and shows some unevenness, that doesn't change the fact that this is a very comforting and pretty album to listen to. Stand out tracks 'In the Air' and 'Do I need You Now' are achingly beautiful and amply supported by 'The End', 'Emily Whyte' and the title track 'For Now'.
    No new ground being broken, and similarities to Savage Garden can be heard but a sonic pleasure nevertheless. I eagerly await their next release to see where DMA's take this.
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