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| n/a by www.stylusmagazine.com |
Barnes has created some utterly brilliant compositions, captured a perfect blend of melodic energy and sincerity while never sacrificing catchiness, and has used both achievements to create one of this year’s most cathartically fun albums. |
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| n/a by www.adequacy.net |
The Sunlandic Twins is a dizzying, exhilarating, and almost endlessly fun ride, breezy almost to a fault, romantic and lighthearted. |
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| n/a by www.splendidmagazine.com |
The relentless sweetness may be off-putting to some... but it'll be difficult for all but the most jaded listeners to avoid being charmed by Of Montreal's appealing melodies and whimsical innocence-recaptured lyrics. |
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| n/a by www.villagevoice.com |
Part of what makes Of Montreal notable is the quantity of things Barnes does impeccably. |
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| n/a by www.lostatsea.net |
On the whole, The Sunlandic Twins makes almost everything else today seem diluted and stale. |
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| n/a by www.dustedmagazine.com |
Occasionally masterful, frequently evocative, and consistently lovely. |
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| n/a by www.cokemachineglow.com |
Though not perfect, it's unlikely 2005 will see many records eclipsing The Sunlandic Twins. |
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| n/a by www.prefixmag.com |
For all its delectable dance tracks, infused with Barnes’ latest influences of Afrobeat, disco and electronic music, The Sunlandic Twins still offers thoughtful lyrics and emotionally heady songs. |
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| n/a by www.austinchronicle.com |
Some might write off this album as a collection of novelty work à la Ween, but there's more going on here than being goofy for goofiness' sake. |
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| n/a by www.shakingthrough.net |
The second half lacks the spirited kick of the first. |
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| n/a by www.noripcord.com |
Barnes seems to draw from a bottomless well of creativity, and is capable of the most sublimely unexpected melodic phrasing. At the same time, he can come off as a little too intellectual for his own good. |
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| n/a by Billboard |
Barnes' bright-eyed, bushy-tailed vocals are at times trying, but there is substance and craft behind the unrelentingly catchy ditties. |
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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
Missing Satanic Panic's multidimensionality, the album feels like the hollowed-out shell of something great. |
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