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MagnetFeb 21, 2014This attention-grabbing sophomore grower beckons with a wicked lick. [No. 106, p.55]
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Feb 14, 2014It’s the steady pacing of Trouble, the band’s commitment to the thoughtful lyrics and the permission given to influences and early passions that guide Hospitality towards a sound that is recognizable, only richer, deeper and closer what they were aiming for all along.
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Jan 31, 2014Trouble is a brave step forward for a band unafraid to test its limits and a frontwoman unable to see any.
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Jan 29, 2014The Hospitality of yore does appear on some of the tracks, but it’s clear the group has pushed itself towards newer territories which, while a little enigmatic at first, suit them perfectly.
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Jan 27, 2014Overall Trouble bristles with the freedom of early Breeders or Throwing Muses.
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Jan 27, 2014Unlike many bands that have tried similar ways to change things up, Hospitality make all the right moves on Trouble, and not only equal their impressive debut but surpass it both sonically and emotionally.
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Jan 22, 2014Trouble is--in more ways than one--a far more mature album than their debut, and it’s also a far better one.
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Mar 12, 2014Rare treat to see a band come of age so quickly, and Trouble leaps forward.
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Feb 4, 2014Trouble sounds like Hospitality showing how the addition of a little more edge and disparity to their sound makes them no less inhospitable.
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Jan 27, 2014Trouble covers a lot of ground musically, moving through decades and subgenres of pop and rock with each track. But those who listen closely will find a few consistent points of imagery that loosely connect the work: locks and keys, bodies of water, and the telephone.
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Apr 16, 2014It’s a scholarly kind of indie pop record, one with an obvious single, a few grey and fascinating experiments, and a number of greatly revealing moments.
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Jan 28, 2014While their arcadian folk-pop leads toward some bursts of zeal, save for the carousing “Nightingale” and the downright rocking (adjusted for twee-deflation) “I Miss Your Bones,” the balance of the ledger here is reserved for doleful hesitation.
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Jan 28, 2014The Brooklyn trio's second album is a little more worry-worn and a little tougher-sounding--and it's all the better for it.
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Alternative PressJan 22, 2014This collection is a tad less playful but no less catchy. [Feb 2014, p.91]
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Jan 22, 2014Given the wider reach and greater ambition at play, Trouble is indeed a vastly improved Hospitality studio set. Admittedly, the album could have done with more a few more truly standouts statements.
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UncutJan 22, 2014Sweet at its core, but pleasantly dark around the edges. [Feb 2014, p.76]
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Jan 27, 2014With Trouble, they easily avoid the sophomore slump and take an accomplished leap forward.
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Jan 27, 2014Additional instruments are brushed into the picture now and then, though the band seems just as natural with a lean, straightforward sound as they do fleshing out the spaces.
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Jan 22, 2014They demonstrate a knack for so many areas it’s hard to predict where they may go in the next few years, although it’s a bit incoherent at times as the band schlep from one genre to another while still trying to hoist in their innate pop flair. This record’s a crossroads.
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Q MagazineFeb 14, 2014Trouble feels like a multi-faceted, compound eye of a record, picking up different sides to every story and blending them into a smooth, undeniably odd whole. [Mar 2014, p.113]
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Feb 7, 2014It hangs together well and the songs are decently written. But most listeners need something more, an undeniable quality that is completely unique to a band. A Unique Selling Point, if you will. Hospitality have not found theirs yet.
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Jan 30, 2014Papini’s vocals seem scaled back, too--there’s less energetic chattiness and more silent resignation.
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Jan 27, 2014What Trouble lacks in focus, it largely makes up for with ambition and dexterity.
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Jan 27, 2014They sure had the knack to look through the lens of their younger selves, which makes one think whether keeping it sweet and snappy would’ve suited them better. Regardless of their intent to reach out of their limit, there are bursts of inventiveness in Trouble that make the risk taking worthwhile.
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MojoJan 23, 2014Like Sleater Kinney reimagined for synth-pop teens. [Feb 2014, p.98]
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