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Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics

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Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics

More melodic lo-fi psychedelic pop from Real Estate guitarist Matthew Mondanile's one-man side project

ADM rating[?]

6.2

Label
Woodsist
UK Release date
18/01/2011
  1. 8.0 |   Beats Per Minute

    Takes a leap forward in pop stylings and production value
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  2. 8.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Lazy, pleasant, occasionally directionless but something you can happily sink into
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  3. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    This may not be revolutionary stuff, but its haphazard charm will most definitely put a smile on your face and really, what more could you want from an album?
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  4. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Lighter and less intensely psychedelic, but immensely enjoyable nonetheless
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  5. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The nostalgic, ethereal quality of the music makes everything more refreshing and exciting than someone merely dabbling
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  6. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Carries with it a tone of ‘hypnagogic’ breezy summertime pop
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  7. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    If you need another soundtrack for a summer afternoon, you could do worse
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  8. 6.0 |   Bowlegs

    Ducktails’ records are always welcome at Bowlegs, and here we have another lo-fi piece of psyched-out summerness that is as pleasing as ever
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  9. 6.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    The album does suffer a bit from the expected transitional identity crisis, and it seems to point towards more polished, calculated releases in the future
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  10. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  11. 4.0 |   No Ripcord

    These dispiriting tunes sound like drug induced downers, barely cracking the walls to let some sunspots caress the dark corners of his black walls
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  12. 4.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Falls somewhere in between the cleaned-up Real Estate sound and the noisier aesthetic of Landscapes
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