- Record Label: Slumberland
- Release Date: Feb 12, 2013
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Jan 31, 2013What an unexpected and wonderful treat this album is.
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Jan 28, 2013Aside from the overall atmosphere of the album, most of the time, Veronica Falls are spot on with their songwriting.
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Jul 29, 2013Waiting for Something To Happen is an excellent record.
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Mar 18, 2013In songs about getting swept up by infatuation the music sounds like a suddenly shared, irresistible impulse.
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Feb 28, 2013Both [Frankie Rose and the Outs’ 2010 self-titled] and this one are short, sweet, and undeniably charming rock records that hold up on repeat listens more than you might expect.
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Feb 1, 2013This UK quartet conjure a beguiling air of eternal youth in all its charming contradictions, a sunburst of yearning, tedium and expectation.
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Feb 1, 2013Assured, confident, and infectious, Wait For Something To Happen sees a band developing both as musicians and songwriters while still retaining what made them great in the first place.
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Jan 29, 2013Although not quite possessing the gobsmacking "WOW!" factor of Veronica Falls' debut, Waiting For Something To Happen is an often revealing and utterly compelling follow-up that is sure to feature in many an end-of-year best of list come December.
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Q MagazineJan 28, 2013Alienation, restlessness and lovelorn angst abound here, and Veronica Falls have lost none of their knack for blithely morbid romance. [Feb 2013, p.113]
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Jan 28, 2013Veronica Falls have their finger on the pulse of these vicissitudes, and they explore them with wide-eyed clarity. [Jan-Feb 2013, p.90]
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Feb 12, 2013It’s when Veronica Falls stick to their comfort zone that the most memorable results arrive.
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Feb 12, 2013Taken apart from the high expectations set by their debut, Waiting is another strong collection of guitar pop gems from a band quickly proving itself to be a better, more elusive quantity than any easy genre tag might suggest.
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Feb 14, 2013Along the way the band delivers a succession of sparkling melodies in wistful yet grounded indie-pop songs that are satisfying enough for you not to want to change stations along the route.
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Feb 12, 2013No one’s going to herald Waiting For Something To Happen as a great leap forward, but there’s a subtle refinement in approach happening for the attentive of ear.
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Feb 11, 2013There’s still plenty to bewitch the listener, particularly if your shelves are stacked with the likes of, say, The Darling Buds, Kirsty MacColl or Allo Darlin’, but it’s a more refined approach, shall we say.
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UncutFeb 4, 2013It's a record packed with earworms and a deliciously deadpan charm. [Mar 2013, p.79]
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Jan 28, 2013[A] likeable, if light, follow-up.
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MagnetFeb 11, 2013Hearing these songs all in a row, most sharing the same basic beat and harmonic structure, can make the title feel uncomfortably prophetic. [No. 95, p.60]
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Mar 8, 2013Waiting For Something To Happen, is something both sinister and sweet, dripping with shoegaze guitars and harmonies abound.
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Feb 14, 2013Originality isn’t always the most important criterion in music like this. Familiar, nostalgic sounds can please just as much, as they do here.
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Feb 11, 2013Adding the pluses and minuses, it's clear that Waiting for Something to Happen isn't a failure by any stretch, but it is something of a disappointment.
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Feb 4, 2013There are rewards to be had for perseverance but, just like before, we’re left wishing they’d loosen up a bit.
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Feb 4, 2013It's nothing that Best Coast and the Magic Numbers don't do better.
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Jan 28, 2013Neither offensive nor inventive this album is a bit like a bag of Rainbow Drops; thrillingly pretty but ultimately full of air.
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Feb 14, 2013Largely, the band’s turn from paradoxically sweet Goth-pop to the more treaded territory jangle-pop works against them.
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Feb 6, 2013What they offer on Waiting For Something To Happen is a fey-pop selection box that leaves out the gothic grit and garage-infused rabble of early tracks.
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Feb 12, 2013Aside from a few bright spots, such as the long-gestating single “Teenage”, nothing on Waiting for Something to Happen really sticks on repeated listens.