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Q MagazineDec 22, 2011[It has] abundant warmth, melodiousness and spontaneity--and fewer full-tilt stylistic shifts than earlier records. [Jan 2012, p.127]
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Dec 7, 2011It's an intriguing sketchbook of ideas and, on the likes of I'd Have It Just the Way We Were and Shy Billy, it's surprisingly fully formed.
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Dec 7, 2011It's even prettier and easier on the synapses than D--also released this year--without sacrificing any of the complexities for which the Texans are renowned.
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Dec 7, 2011Last Day of Summer is surely weirder than their actual album material, but it's compelling to watch a band rooted in garage rock go so far out of its comfort zone, try some uncharted styles (jazz, prog, tropicalia, and psych-folk), and still come up with some winners.
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Dec 13, 2011awesome