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- Summary: Steve Revitte produced the experimental Brooklyn four-piece's third album (and first for Matador).
- Record Label: Matador
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 10 out of 10
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Mixed: 0 out of 10
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Under The RadarThe Double is poised to overtake Yo La Tengo's avant-pop throne, but it's still early. [#11, p.114]
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If anything really differentiates Loose in the Air from its predecessor, it's that the more conventional recording process has the band sounding a little less leftfield. This isn't necessarily a drawback because any oddness excised from Loose in the Air is exchanged for a new sense of synergy.
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The Double combine unsettling electronic noise with simple, enjoyable vocal hooks to create a rickety, rattletrap pop collage that's too undeniably ear-catching to ignore.
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The Double has a high ambition of making outré textures pop, but their obliqueness can walk a fine line between compelling and evasively wussy.
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These periodic lapses of over-constraint are especially disappointing given the group's obvious talent for making spontaneous mid-air adjustments to their sound; but there's enough evidence here to be optimistic that one day soon the group will gain the swagger necessary to more consistently abandon themselves to their wilder sonic impulses.
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On Loose in the Air, the Double has attenuated the noise and cranked up the once-obscured songs. This may be bad news for the purists, but it’s a blessing for everyone waiting for a great record from this Brooklyn band.
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Formulaic but thoroughly satisfying.
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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sumacSep 30, 2005This is an awesome album. But it must be listened to several times to really appreciate the nuance, particularly the drums.
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andrewwNov 17, 2005this is a great record!
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