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Jun 3, 2011That it's the track here [Ice cream] that most closely resembles Battles with Braxton in the fold is evidence enough that this band is missing a vital organ. Sadly, it would appear to be the heart.
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Jun 3, 2011There is no question that this is a technically adept, well realised and urgent recording, but what seems to be a lacking is the je ne sais quoi that made Mirrored such a colossal debut album.
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MojoJun 21, 2011Radical tech rockers' microshift to the center ground. [July 2011, p. 100]
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Q MagazineJun 7, 2011Previously, their appeal was an alien fusion of ferocious single-mindedness and forbidding complexity. Here, Battles often struggle to sound strange enough. [July 2011, p. 107]
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Jun 3, 2011Elsewhere, hints of Brazilian and Trinidadian rhythms suggest a loopy robot carnival. But, unlike Mirrored, there are dry, impenetrable patches, making Gloss Drop an album that ultimately impresses more than it charms.
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The Independent (UK)Jun 3, 2011Clearly, these New York math-rockers have yet to learn the values of de- cluttering, with most of these dozen pieces involving furious industry to no great advantage.
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Jun 20, 2011In a word, Gloss Drop just sounds confused, and its structures don't challenge or excite.
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Jun 6, 2011Despite its problems, Gloss Drop is a mild accomplishment.
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Positive: 34 out of 38
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Mixed: 4 out of 38
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