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Capturing a combination of beauty and dread, the fright of the everyday, this album is irresistible fodder for rainy Saturday afternoons.
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A curiously good time from beginning to end.
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UrbIt's Josh Reichmann and James Sayce's glam-shaded and '60s pop-tinged songwriting that really makes this record cook. [Dec 2005, p.105]
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MagnetTangiers' sound has... evolved from its early, Stones-heavy incarnation into something approximating Interpol as backed by the E Street Band. [#70, p.110]
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Not to malign their previous catalog, which certainly trumps most of today's post-punk regurgitates, but Family Myth proves fewer studio tricks lead to tighter songwriting.
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The band's third record is consistent, but that also means that there's no standout song that can bring these guys into the limelight.
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Alternative PressAn upbeat garage-pop act who are never cloying. [Dec 2005, p.204]
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LukeJul 1, 2006Kicks the shit out of the last 2 Strokes records.