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- Summary: The second full-length release for the Australian alternative rock band led by Thomas Calder was produced by Matt Redlich.
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- Record Label: Bella Union
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop
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Mixed: 3 out of 5
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Dec 13, 2016Someday, Buddy doesn’t shy away from its own big moments, but it does have a way of deflecting attention from them.
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Dec 13, 2016The band's return to basics here is effective with Calder at the helm, and results in an affecting record with consistent intensity and enough hooks to promote both catharsis and return visits.
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Dec 13, 2016The slow-motion misery of I Want Love is a little too drenched in its own fragile despair, but the lazy, wilted quality of Bad Mistake is better; a tired, grunge-lite lollop, more Stephen Malkmus than all-out macabre.
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Q MagazineDec 13, 2016Calder employs a startling falsetto over tightly wound tunes that twist your emotions from the gently reflective to swelling with longing in a heartbeat. [Jan 2017, p.115]
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UncutDec 13, 2016"1832" is a departure, with emotional unease preserved in glowing folky amber, but it's an inspired curveball on a largely routine course. [Jan 2017, p.32]