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- Record Label: Brassland
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 1 out of 4
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Jul 28, 2011At times, there can be an over-reliance on an organic-sounding push-pull rhythm here; on the surface, a few of Riposte's songs do have a tendency to blur together after a few listens. But when everything comes together--as on the aforementioned "Outt!," which builds and builds, effectively ending the album on an exhausted, triumphant note--it's a mesmerizing project.
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Jul 28, 2011It's an itchy, difficult listen, but then it's hardly easy being original.
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Jul 28, 2011Dyer and Sanchez are the sort of artists who will continue to challenge themselves at every turn. As long as they can keep that boundless creativity from going in a million different directions at once, their listeners will reap plenty of rewards.
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Jul 28, 2011Despite a dark facade, Riposte has a soft pop center, even if the two instruments often get lost in culs-de-sac and Dyer's voice becomes overwhelming as its own instrument over 14 songs. Cut four or five tracks, and you've got something singular.
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Positive: 0 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 1 out of 1
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Jun 26, 2018
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