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- Summary: The solo album for Ponytail's Dustin Wong was composed almost entirely with only a guitar.
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- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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The music is always heading somewhere promising; the guitars ping, swoop, peal and buzz.
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The WireDec 22, 2010Infinite Love itself feels like the sonic equivalent of the iTunes Visualizer: pulsing forms, growing in complexity, before turning in on themselves and shooting off in another direction. [Nov 2010, p.62]
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It's clear there's a lot of, well, love on Infinite Love. And it's exciting to share in it.
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Oct 26, 2010Infinite Love's strength is its lack of presumptuousness. It doesn't try to blow you away with technical skill; instead, Wong's abilities become clear in a more subtle way, as he consistently coaxes new and fresh sounds from his guitar throughout the albums' running times.
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UncutDec 20, 2010Imagine John Fahey channelling the pulse minimalism of Steve Reich or Hendrix jamming African highlife on a digital drive pedal. [Dec 2010, p.119]
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Oct 28, 2010Given the history he's forged with them and Ponytail, Wong likely won't sit still for long, and even the most rigid parts of Infinite Love suggest he's got a lot more ideas to draw on.
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Dec 21, 2010Infinite Love is a prickly, antiseptic listen. Surprising and interesting, to be sure, but hostile to expectations and ultimately as unsentimental about itself as it would be of any cultural artifact.