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Under The RadarMar 9, 2011Spotty and shambolic, but brimming with moments of serious brilliance--this is the Sic Alps way. [Feb 2011, p.73]
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UncutFeb 25, 2011It feels like a step up in terms of songwriting. [Feb 2011, p.96]
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Feb 16, 2011Napa Asylum graces us with moments of understated beauty, and when it's not terrifying us with bad trips, leaves a feeling of contentment and fuzzy warmth with the world. However, 22 tracks is gratuitous and excessive, and the repetitiveness inherent in some of the tracks shows that quantity, and not always quality, swayed the making of the final cut.
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The WireApr 28, 2011Sic Alp's latest might make for acceptable audio wallpaper--nice tunes and all, just ragged enough to contrive an illusion of edginess--but it crumbles under closer scrutiny. [Mar 2011, p.58]
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Feb 16, 2011It's a subtly bold step and one the band should continue to investigate, regardless of the fact that it didn't quite work out in their favor here.