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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
Even those accustomed to Sloan's effortlessness will find the first half of Parallel Play almost flawless. There's still little in the way of artifice or innovation, but it's still easy to admire the architecture. |
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| n/a by www.avclub.com |
It's a dazzling display of record-collection rock by the band's four-headed songwriting team, even if some tunes in the album's second half get lost in sticky sweet rush. |
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| n/a by www.pastemagazine.com |
Parallel Play ends up being a fans record: one whose economy and intelligence will delight the Sloan faithful but probably wont change the bands fortunes or alter its trajectory with a generation raised on American Idol. |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
Its great to watch the venerable Canadian band continue its post-slump renaissance, and even more fitting that it makes the rebound look easy. |
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| n/a by www.nowtoronto.com |
The result isnt quite on a par with their best work, but its nothing to scoff at either. |
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| n/a by www.courant.com |
Parallel Play finds the quartet in fine form. |
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| n/a by www.prefixmag.com |
The album is all over the place, with traces of Queen pop excesses flowing seamlessly with crunching, almost hardcore-punk-tinged guitar rockers and some weird stuff, too. Yet each of the tracks keeps Sloans Big Star-sounding power-pop roots intact. |
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