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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 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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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.