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A truly twisted masterpiece that offers new rewards with each new listen.
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BlenderThey've toughened up considerably. [#12, p.154]
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MojoLargely an enjoyable exercise in the perversion of the three-minute pop song. [Nov 2002, p.110]
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Alternative PressA soulful kitsch-pop pastiche reminiscent of everything from Roxy Music to the Beatles. [Jan 2003, p.100]
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We Are Your Friends might not be a completely successful album, but it's rarely less than a compelling one.
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They sound like little else youve heard before.
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An unapologetically eccentric album that explores the boundaries of psychedelic pop sounds in the same way Autechre does in the electronic world.
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MixerSome compared Simian's debut to the Beta Band, but this is much more retro, raw and rockin'. [Jan 2003, p.76]
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At times too synth-heavy for their own good and at other times downright bizarre, Simian nonetheless appears to be following a forest path no one else seems to be treading.
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A disappointing mishmash of simple electroclash beats and basslines and forceful, constant vocals. Gone is the dreaminess, the floating melodies, basically everything good about Simian's debut.