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9.0
18127
9.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
This isn’t Tare working off of Merriweather Post Pavilion’s success or trying to emulate it. He’s drawing from past strengths (Water Curses and Feels particularly, even Strawberry Jam) and producing something new, something unique
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8.0
18130
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
These songs are solid as a rock-hard ... rock
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8.0
18026
8.0 |
Clash
Dangerously engaging.
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8.0
18054
8.0 |
Mojo
Musically, the influence of dubstep is readily apparent. Print edition only
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8.0
17803
8.0 |
Uncut
Portner's trademark forest-floor ambience and levitating harmonies still sound like the freshest thing around. Print edition only
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8.0
17804
8.0 |
Q
All mangled electronics, lurching beats and warped mantras. Exhilaratingly strange. Print edition only
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8.0
17930
8.0 |
The Guardian
Loaded with typically murky, watery beats and trademark wordless backing vocals, it's an off-kilter, densely hypnotic listen
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8.0
18173
8.0 |
BBC
A rewarding and fascinating listen, its allure in the seductive atmosphere it exudes with every glistening note and slimy drum fill
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8.0
18175
8.0 |
BBC
Given time, Down There is a rewarding and fascinating listen, its allure in the seductive atmosphere it exudes with every glistening note and slimy drum fill
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8.0
18280
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
The sound of someone confronting their demons and coming away stronger
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8.0
19025
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Down There is not an Animal Collective album, a distinction made clear via subtle differences in tone and delivery
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8.0
19082
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
It may not make waves like Merriweather Post Pavilion did or Panda Bear’s upcoming Tomboy will, but it’s a treat for AnCo fans and a pretty good album in its own right
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7.9
18034
7.9 |
Pitchfork
Throughout the record, the vogue for nostalgia that permeates so much modern indie gets inverted. Sometimes, this record says, the past is better left behind
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7.0
17802
7.0 |
musicOMH
The depth of each song is astonishing, as a sonic experience it's up there with the best and despite being less focussed than his recent work with Animal Collective, Down There is all the better for the meanders it takes
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7.0
18143
7.0 |
PopMatters
Despite being informed by dark times and locales, the record is, more often than not, a surprisingly warm and comforting affair
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7.0
18013
7.0 |
Bowlegs
There are enough hooks floating around this, his latest, to make it all worthwhile
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7.0
17895
7.0 |
NME
Sunny in disposition and just a little wild around the edges. Print edition only
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7.0
17898
7.0 |
Spin
The squishy sonics from AC’s Merriweather Post Pavillion linger (the echoing “Glass Bottom Boat” and sparse “Cemeteries”), but get fortified by dubstep stutters
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7.0
18468
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
An absolute must for Animal Collective devotees
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6.0
18157
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
The songs nudge around the furniture in your skull
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5.2
18019
5.2 |
Beats Per Minute
We have to hope that this isn’t the future of Animal Collective’s sound, merely an inoffensive pet-project gone slightly awry
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4.0
17949
4.0 |
The Independent
A frustrating affair, hobbled by Tare's determination to smother everything in such massive reverb that the songs struggle to sustain any shape
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