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Kudos

Surf City

Kudos

Debut album of indie pop from New Zealand four-piece

ADM rating[?]

6.4

Label
Fire Records
UK Release date
01/11/2010
  1. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Illustrates a band who've developed both a sound and identity all of their own
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  2. 8.0 |   The Independent

    All they need to do now is find the right balance to make the vocals legible, and they could rule the world
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  3. 8.0 |   Blurt

    Definitely a buzz band and for once the tastemakers got it righ
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  4. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    An excellent debut album with little if any filler
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  5. 7.7 |   Pitchfork

    Surf City remains preoccupied with the college rock sounds of yesteryear
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  6. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Kudos could do with some editing. For a carefree, slacker record, it really needn’t be so long
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  7. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Surf City are at their strongest when they pull out the choruses, the backing harmonies and drive head first into a refrain
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  8. 6.0 |   NME

    ‘Icy Lakes’ is a warmly immersive eight minutes built on stoical motorik while ‘In Times Of Approach’ is a focused stab at rabble rousing dream-pop anthemia
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  9. 6.0 |   Rave Magazine

    As far as buzz bands and hyped albums go, Kudos is another album that walks a tightrope between left-field art and sunny pop, and often balances them well
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  10. 2.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Penultimate track CIA shows the band can add a bit of gonzo punk energy, but it comes a little too late to save this disappointing effort
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