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- Artist(s): Thomas Mullarney III, Jacob Gossett
- Summary: After two EPs, the Brooklyn duo of Thomas Mullarney and Jacob Gossett releases their debut full-length of R&B-influenced electro-pop.
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- Record Label: Ghostly International
- Genre(s): Electronic, Downtempo, Indie Electronic, Synth Pop
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May 9, 2013Cunningly sequenced, The Ways We Separate is exceptionally fluid and tightly bound, made for compulsive listening with no weak links.
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May 9, 2013On The Ways We Separate, Beacon manage to craft one of the most compelling and authentic-sounding albums of the year, and all it took was the courage to cool it with the R&B part.
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Jun 4, 2013Regardless of the inconsistencies, The Ways We Separate still leaves its mark.
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May 9, 2013The duo’s debut album solidifies that process, but doesn’t stray far outside of the range set by Beacon’s For Now and No Body EPs. The sound is smooth, but the stakes are low.
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Jun 21, 2013These songs ebb and flow in an almost aqueous fashion, an ideal complement to the quality of the music itself. Unfortunately, even when Beacon does this well, which it does quite often, it doesn’t do a great deal to distinguish itself from its contemporaries.
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May 13, 2013he Way We Separate is an undoubtedly intimate and romantic synth pop album that, for better or worse, pulls no tricks on the listener.
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May 9, 2013The album’s certainly well-produced, occasionally catchy, and at times even soothing in its simplicity, but it can also be dull and uninspired, like something I might put on when I want inoffensive background music for a relaxing social gathering.