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Kairos

White Hinterland

Kairos

Second album of minimal indie pop with electronica and jazz overtones from the Oregon-based duo

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Dead Oceans
UK Release date
08/03/2010
  1. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    Drifts as an aloof spirit: devoid of any clear meaning, but readily inviting one to submerge into its twisted microcosm
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  2. 8.0 |   NME

    It’s the perfect, spring-cleansing album
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  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    The album's title, Kairos, is a Greek word meaning the right or opportune moment. It's an appropriate name for the album for, on this form, White Hinterland's time is certainly now
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  4. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    An irresistible 40 minutes of deceivingly minimal textures and rhythms
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  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

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  6. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A record with frequent moments of measured and finely balanced beauty but also a restive application of shifting textures
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  7. 7.5 |   The Quietus

    Kairos is a true curio, seeing its creator abandon the convention she knew to breathe new life into a millennia old concept
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  8. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    The myriad of elements, from the dubstep-grade bass hits to looped vocals, beautifully comes together
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  9. 7.0 |   Blurt

    A fairly bold step forward
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  10. 7.0 |   Bowlegs

    This is a sophisticated and understated album that deserves the time and space in which it revels
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  11. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Their expert restraint, or perhaps reluctance to overpower, creates an album of relaxed yet cerebral sounds
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  12. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    The more genres they probe and styles they combine, the more likely they are to create music that doesn’t sound so familiar—music that is truly surprising
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  13. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  14. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    What’s most striking about how these experimental and electronic edges mark out the new Hinterland is that they embellish rather than dillute Dienel’s songs
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  15. 4.0 |   State

    An album that requires multiple listens to reveal it’s true colours, Kairos doesn’t quite pack a punch but Dienel’s certainly a talent to keep tabs on
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