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Noir... writes some really genuine, cheery, memorable songs, but it’s just too much to digest on one record.
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MojoPlays like a budget price homage to ELO and early '70s Beach Boys, full of pocket symphonies and childlike wonder. [Jan 2006, p.132]
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Q MagazineIt's cute--like a super furry animal, perhaps. [Jan 2006, p.127]
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UncutPossibly cloying in large doses. [Jan 2006, p.112]
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SpinHe, like the Beta Band, deftly creates a patchwork of Britain's mushiest styles, from Rubber Soul-era Beatles to Badly Drawn Boy's acoustic wanderings. [Sep 2006, p.108]
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Tower of Love hums with 60s pop brilliantine and a slightly uncomfortable childhood nostalgia. Still, with its easy grace and a plethora of catchy sunshine melodies, the disc can’t help but waft pleasantly by.
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Unfortunately, his lyrics don't measure up; he writes songs that repeat a phrase or two in lieu of any sort of finished thought.
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[Anonymous]Mar 30, 2009
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MarcGOct 22, 2006underrate songs. Beck meets Brian Wilson and very good
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TimPSep 30, 2006Mellow upbeat pop that naintains your interest thoroughout.