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Oct 6, 2011There are certainly moments of well-crafted, spaced-out music, but West is not as overwhelming as it could be. And to be honest, even after several listens, all the songs in West still sound pretty much the same.
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UncutAug 18, 2011More rock music should be this reduced and addictive--but they'll have to think long and hard about self-parody some time soon. [Sep 2011, p.105]
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Q MagazineAug 16, 2011Mission statement from feted San Franciscan droners. [Sept. 2011, p. 119]
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Under The RadarAug 16, 2011It's difficult to imagine Wooden Shjips recording an album that presents more of a psych rock statement of purpose than West. [Oct. 2011, p. 83]
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Aug 12, 2011The Shjips' mesmeric approach reaches its apogee on "Flight", whose rolling groove is streaked with cascading contrails of echoey, double-tracked space-guitar.
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Sep 13, 2011What was once an exciting examination of a seldom-explored corner of rock and roll has become a listless, mechanical affair.