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  • Summary: The Los Angeles rock quintet releases its second full-length album produced by Mars Volta's Isaiah "Ikey" Owens.
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  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Uncut
    Aug 3, 2011
    80
    If corralling the chaos is their new MO, they made a smart move. [Aug 2011, p.81]
  2. Jul 19, 2011
    74
    Mirror's six-and-a-half-minute closer and a major highlight here, could moonlight as a Rolling Stones B-side from the late '70s. Fear not. Have a look.
  3. Jul 12, 2011
    70
    All in all, Two-Way Mirror is a good but flawed album, with plenty of things to excite, but a few things that can disappoint.
  4. Jul 11, 2011
    60
    Too often on the Antlers' second full-length, their washed-out melodies suggest powerfully memorable hooks that never fully materialize or cohere.
  5. Jul 21, 2011
    60
    Considering all the trials and tribulations, Crystal Antlers can definitely look themselves in the, um, mirror with Two-Way Mirror and feel good about where they are and where they're still headed.
  6. Jul 14, 2011
    60
    Crystal Antlers have delivered a record that, rather than making good on the promise of their early work, is simply serviceable. But there's evidence here of a band still finding their feet and defining their sound.
  7. Jul 15, 2011
    50
    Dripping guitars and distortion follow Crystal Antlers' predictable style, but the messy trajectory of Two-Way Mirror requires serious tolerance for walls of noise to endure from start to finish.

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