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Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier

Sun Airway

Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier

Debut album from Philadelphia-based synth pop duo Jon Barthmus and Patrick Marsceill

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6.6

Label
Dead Oceans
UK Release date
17/01/2011
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  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    While they might not be snatching Animal Collective's crown just yet, listening to their debut would be a New Year's resolution worth keeping
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  2. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    This is the type of record people release to the thirsty masses in the height of the summer, but Sun Airway has done us a favor by holding off until winter, when we could really use the warmth
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    A finely paced album. Print edition only

  4. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    They've created a sturdy album of electronic pop gems that just happens to have great timing
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  5. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    Since Nocturne is structured like an indie pop record, many of the songs glisten because they leave headway for the choruses to achieve their engaging moments
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  6. 7.0 |   The 405

    It's listenable for sure, and I'd recommend it to fans of modern electronic pop like MGMT (though it's a bit less 'pop' than that)
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  7. 7.0 |   Bowlegs

    The pair’s oceanic electronic sound is easy on the ear, producing lush soundscapes that are not dissimilar to, say, Mercury Rev
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  8. 6.0 |   The Independent

    Brings to mind My Bloody Valentine collaborating with The Flaming Lips
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  9. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It is fair to mention Animal Collective, or perhaps more precisely Panda Bear, in the context of this record
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  10. 6.0 |   Mojo

    A richly-textured debut that creates a very agreeable collision between the organic and the electronic. Print edition only

  11. 6.0 |   Q

    It's hardly original, but is frequently beautiful. Print edition only

  12. 4.0 |   NME

    Less hypnagogic pop, more over-the-hillwave
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