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Where The Messengers Meet

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

Where The Messengers Meet

Second album from Seattle indie rock five-piece

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5.7

Label
Dead Oceans
UK Release date
02/08/2010
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  1. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Now that they've rid themselves of their self-sabotaging musical instincts of their first album, they are only just beginning to discover their own voice on their second
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  2. 7.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Bands such as the exceptional Sleepy Sun and Seattle's MSHVB are giving up the clever-clever in favour of a rawer, rockier approach
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  3. 7.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Floats comfortably in the middle of the indie river, pulling from tributaries all around; pop, folk, Americana, math rock, and metal
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  4. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    For the four players, it’s a brilliant second record that’s a step in the right direction, but for us, it’s easy to place Messengers as just another fish in a crowded sea
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  5. 6.0 |   NME

    Grand, pastoral soundscapes, which loosely recall the likes of Pink Floyd
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  6. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    Though not without ideas of their own, the Seattle five-piece spend too long tugging on the sleeves of pantheon-members like Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse to fulfil their potential
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  7. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    One can’t help but wonder whether the band is simply trying to emulate all of their favourite bands at once
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  8. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    There’s a sense of a band playing their heart out, and of untapped potential, but in an over- crowded landscape, they have to work a harder to stand out
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  9. 5.5 |   Bowlegs

    Successfully re-routes their orchestrated rock sound back to the first wave of late 60s progressive bands
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  10. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    A lot of interesting-sounding songs that have almost nothing to catch your ear
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  11. 3.3 |   Pitchfork

    It's almost like MSHVB are going out of their way to go unnoticed, as there's just so little to grab onto here, in terms of either hooks or texture
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