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9.0
21551
9.0 |
Blurt
Bardo Pond shows these underrated icons of indie rock trying on new sounds for size and turning out one of their best albums in doing so
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8.0
19778
8.0 |
Clash
Spanning all manner of sounds and textures, from ethereal electronics and blissful acoustic twangs to burning, bass-heavy clouds of distortion
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8.0
19780
8.0 |
Subba Cultcha
Moments of mesmerizing and absorbing soundscapes to match any of their bigger selling peers
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7.5
19779
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Thoroughly hypnotic, compelling, even majestic, and at times deeply moving
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7.5
20425
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Slightly shaggier and more ragged than its predecessor, 2006’s Ticket Crystals, Bardo Pond sounds like the group is practically devouring its microphones as it records
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7.0
20079
7.0 |
DIY
Although Bardo Pond aren’t breaking any new ground in psychedelic rock, it is so satisfying to see a band sticking to the music they love and continuing to produce quality work
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7.0
20533
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Key to the unique mood Bardo Pond achieve is the alchemical dynamic between brothers John and Michael Gibbons’ crushing guitars and Isobel Sollenberger’s wavering vocals
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6.5
20460
6.5 |
Pitchfork
Bardo Pond isn't the band's best LP, [but] it might be their most representative: both the tiresome excess and the lung-blackening reward
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6.0
20224
6.0 |
PopMatters
Bardo Pond’s songs have a simple one-part structure upon which they slab layers of fuzz and heaviness so that what begins as a catchy song, lulls you into a hallucinogenic sleep
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6.0
19869
6.0 |
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