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Beats Per Minute
While Vertigo Days boasts a heap of guest musicians, none ever outshine The Notwist, something that can often happen on guest-heavy albums. Instead, this cast of characters from around the world does wonders for their sound and makes for an intriguing and rewarding listen every time
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8.0
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All Music
By the time Vertigo Days comes full circle with "Into Love Again," he and the rest of the Notwist have taken their audience on a wild and wise journey of the heart
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8.0
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A.V. Club
It feels like Markus Acher’s musical obsessions have informed the Notwist’s current sound almost as much as anything they’ve put out under this banner, and cleaves closer to the magic found in their best work than anything on The Devil or Close to the Glass
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7.0
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7.0 |
Under The Radar
Innovative in approach and original in delivery, the spontaneous and exploratory, yet structured, experimental rock takes some dedicated listening to fully appreciate but is well worth the time
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7.0
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Pitchfork
The German band’s first album since 2014 revives their introspective blend of indie rock and electronica, while simultaneously looking outward for new voices and perspectives
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7.0
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Exclaim
The ambitions, expansions, and collaborations on Vertigo Days mostly pay off, sacrificing a little thematic cohesion for the reward of greater variety in sound. It does the good work of forging musical links out of broken global barriers
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7.0
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PopMatters
The music on the Notwist's Vertigo Days is "organized sound", as modernist composer Edgard Varèse would say. It clangs, hisses, and pops with human voices, clattering synths, and stylized repetitions
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7.0
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7.0 |
Uncut
Does not deviate far from the established Notwist formula of soft-focused indie-folk electronica, which can feel too tastefully non-committal at times. But there are vivid beauties here too. Print edition only
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Mojo
Feels out of reach, as if shrouded in gauze. Print edition only
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