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| 3 by Rolling Stone |
Midnight Movies' dark, droney rock is so effortless and unaffectedly cool it actually carries a faint stink of affectation. On their self-titled debut, the Los Angeles trio plays tight rock songs pace... |
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| n/a by www.tinymixtapes.com |
A highly successful debut release. |
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| n/a by neumu.net |
The band doesn't quite manage to reconcile its mannered appropriation of a distanced, underground frigidity with its boisterous forays into abrasive, psych-tinged garage rock, but this is probably a good thing, because it's this resistance to homogeneity that gives them the sort of edge they'd otherwise lack. |
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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
The band's saving grace is its commitment to and execution of its textural aesthetic, owing as much to David Lynch's oneiric odes to Los Angeles as any musical counterpart. |
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| n/a by uk.launch.yahoo.com |
For those who missed Nico’s erotic darkness the first time around, Midnight Movies have found the recipe. |
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| n/a by www.stylusmagazine.com |
What it ultimately comes down to is style versus substance. Once Midnight Movies matches the latter with the former, the results should be nothing short of stunning. |
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| n/a by www.splendidezine.com |
A solid set of shadowy songs with driving melodies. |
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| n/a by www.playlouder.com |
Even if this was an instrumental album it'd be thoroughly charming. |
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| n/a by www.dustedmagazine.com |
It takes some bands several albums to appreciate the strength in subtlety. On their debut full-length, Midnight Movies may rely on it too much already. |
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| n/a by www.drownedinsound.com |
Here we have a garage-rock band with lounge-pop leanings. Which is fine - but that’s all. |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
In a highly concerted effort to create its moody, cinematic environment, Midnight Movies lacks a needed underbelly of substance. |
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