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- Summary: The Virginia band's sophomore disc has a more immediate sound compared to their trip-hoppy self-titled debut.
- Record Label: Jade Tree
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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The Instinct is a showcase for an amazing voice and a band that knows how to build around it.... One of the best albums of 2003.
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UrbAn impressive album that points to a most promising future. [May 2004, p.84]
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OutburnLyrically and melodically, Denali has grown by leaps and bounds. [#23, p.87]
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Alternative PressDenali sound more comfortable in their skin. [Dec 2003, p.140]
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The Instinct is both adventurous and accomplished and ambitious enough to suggest that this band is going to continue to push the limits one album after another.
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Despite the production and sonic sweep, this is a standard rock band working within an oft-stated, faux-experimental dream-pop realm.
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The Instinct isn't a bad record, especially if you like your music a tad frost-bitten; it's just boring.
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