Oneida - Happy New Year

Reviews of Happy New Year

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n/a by www.cokemachineglow.com Happy New Year is fresh and adventurous and, most important, it is consistently so. Read more
n/a by Popmatters This is a great band at or near the top of its game. Read more
n/a by www.nowtoronto.com Happy New Year is unpretentiously unique, challenging and eclectic. Read more
n/a by www.nytimes.com The album is a perfect introduction for latecomers to this essential New York band. Read more
n/a by www.playlouder.com What "Happy New Year" really represents is Oneida's finest, most complete record to date, and as such it's the perfect starting point for anyone who's as yet unfamiliar with their rather daunting back catalog. Read more
n/a by www.drownedinsound.com So far as newcomers are concerned: hop on here, while Oneida are perhaps at their most accessible, and discover one of music’s most inspirationally inventive outfits. Read more
n/a by www.stylusmagazine.com Fans of “classic” psychedelic music will find few greater pleasures this year than Happy New Year. Read more
n/a by Pitchfork Media There's no unifying principal here-- just songs that are kinda psychedelic, kinda groove-oriented, and kinda long. While not exactly a disappointment, Happy New Year is a whole lot of "kinda," a record built around hesitancy that clutches the payoff tight in its arms. Read more
n/a by www.dustedmagazine.com You could easily call this the sequel to Secret Wars - it has the same mix of baked acoustics, crushing organ and electric guitar lines, staccato vocals, and a meditative finale built around interlocked piano and drums. Read more
n/a by www.adequacy.net Happy New Year's only flaw is that the second half drifts a bit. Read more