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MagnetMar 30, 2016Quilt doesn’t merely revisit retro glories on Plaza; it infuses them with contemporary indie-rock energy and melodic dissonance to create an edgy and engaging hybrid. [No. 129, p.59]
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Mar 9, 2016Songs distort from their structures, allowing for a gelatinous cortege that serves to distinguish the album with flair and maintain a fetching edginess throughout.
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Mar 2, 2016If Plaza doesn’t wholly satisfy from start to finish, it’s more than a mere transitional album. Call it a pathway forward that’s anything but straightforward, and is all the more beguiling because of its asymmetrical digressions.
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Mar 1, 2016As with all of the songs on Plaza, when the sum of that triptych of voices converges, it’s really a beautiful thing to hear.
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Mar 1, 2016The only times Plaza comes across as less than convincing are the moments where Shane Butler and company tip their hand a tad too heavily, such as on closing number "Own Ways," which falls just short of featuring faux English accents and sounds like Quilt’s musical answer to a '60s mod costume party. Elsewhere, though, they steer clear of slavish recreation, cleverly revealing new wrinkles in the arrangements from one song to the next.
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Mar 1, 2016It’s carefully and competently constructed, palatable but perilously short on whimsy.
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Feb 29, 2016With the singles and two other best songs placed at the front end, how does the second half fare? In direct comparison, poorly.
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Feb 26, 2016In boldly delving into their pop sensibilities, the group have created an album that encompasses their intriguing convictions for different genres and refined it into a record of high quality.
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Feb 26, 2016Even if Quilt don't always find the answers they're looking for on Plaza, they've found some of their most confident and cohesive music.
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Feb 16, 2016Quilt are a group well aware of their strengths but not willing to overplay them at the cost of their distinctive balance, and Plaza is stronger for it.
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UncutFeb 11, 2016Plaza, finds them bedding down with a more cautious and concise approach. [Mar 2016, p.78]
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Feb 11, 2016It is a record from another era, one that deepens and expands with each consecutive listen. [Jan/Feb 2016, p.58]
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Feb 11, 2016It’s true that Quilt have tightened their sound and clearly production values are high across the whole of Plaza. But sadly, in lieu of a more unified sound or approach, their music might be doomed to be like an actual quilt--with all the filling annoyingly on one side.
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Feb 11, 2016The marathon middle section paves the way for the record's standout final songs. 'Padova', in particular, slows Plaza's propulsion peacefully and formlessly.