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- Summary: This is the second full-length release for the Los Angeles-based duo of Juliana Giraffe and Ari Balouzian.
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- Record Label: Jagjaguwar
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Chamber Pop
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MojoJan 29, 2021Juliana Giraffe's elastic phrasing on Doctor Says or Wednesday Baby's Carpenters lilt is key to the LA duo's second. [Feb 2021, p.90]
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UncutJan 29, 2021Giraffe applies a drowsy charm to a wide variety of characters on songs that tap into the traditions of Harry Nilsson and Van Dyke Parks. [Feb 2021, p.30]
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Mar 9, 2021Even at their most indulgent, these tracks intentionally take roads less travelled and put a cracked spin on their influences, for better or worse. Midnight Sister surpasses imitation of these styles, turning the familiar into the unfamiliar as they invite you into the ever-changing world they’ve crafted.
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Jan 29, 2021Their album is a celebration of harmless indulgences: dressing up, going out, getting swept into the drama of a song. In Painting the Roses’ one-stop discotheque of the mind, more will always be more.
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Jan 29, 2021Mercurial but persistently larger than life, even in quieter moments, the sophomore set doesn't yield quite as many memorable hooks as Midnight Sister's debut but still holds fascination.