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Alive As You Are

Darker My Love

Alive As You Are

Third album of indie psychedelic rock from Los Angeles five-piece

ADM rating[?]

6.1

Label
Dangerbird
UK Release date
26/07/2010
  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Alive As You Are is what west-coast rock 'n' roll is supposed to sound like
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  2. 8.0 |   The Observer

    A psychedelic record with great affection for the Byrds and the Beatles, but played with the discipline and pithiness of former punks
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  3. 8.0 |   NME

    This is an album to be held close to your heart and revered as psych-pop scripture
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  5. 7.0 |   FasterLouder

    There is a certain folkish warmth about it which makes it perfectly listenable. It is without doubt a good record, but fans will definitely need to keep an open mind
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  6. 6.0 |   The Independent

    A refined strain [of pschedelia] rooted in the sylvan harmonies and cosmic sentiments of West Coast alumni such as The Byrds and Grateful Dead
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  7. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Familiarity is both Alive As You Are's strength and its main failing, but there are enough acid-soaked pop hooks of their own to last the summer
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  8. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Alive As You Are's sea change is perhaps just a little too severe to fully engage with in one sitting, and despite the band's insistence this record represents a significant step forward, its retrogressive veneer casts something of a bewildering shadow
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  9. 6.0 |   Prefix

    With the layers of noise stripped away, only the detached attitude remains, which instead reveals a band that, while technically gifted and reverent to their source material, may not be entirely comfortable with the new skin
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  10. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  11. 5.8 |   Pitchfork

    After a supreme early demonstration of pastiche, Alive As You Are's back half reveals a capable pop band writing capable pop songs
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  12. 5.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    This band needs to recognize that the Summer Of Love is obsolete, and trying to resuscitate a dead scene is an anachronistic pursuit that will only lead to them being discarded like so much unwanted tie-dyes
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  13. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    This is solid music; no song falls short of this pleasant, sunny mood
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  14. 4.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  15. 4.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Alive As You Are is a pop album, and a poorly dated one at that. Sounding like a lost tape from the early ‘60s
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