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Banjo or Freakout

Banjo or Freakout

Banjo or Freakout

Debut album of dream pop from London-based Italian Alessio Natalizia

ADM rating[?]

6.1

Label
Memphis Industries
UK Release date
07/03/2011
US Release date
15/03/2011
  1. 8.0 |   Clash

    A thing of gorgeousness; tremolo guitars, unfolding drum patterns and dreamlike arrangements
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  2. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It is not an album underpinned by hype – it is a finely tuned statement of intent from a young songwriter who, like very few others, has an incredibly patient yet potent Midas touch in his craft
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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Headphones donned and lights extinguished, each submersion is every bit as worthy as the last
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  4. 7.0 |   The Fly

    Treads the impressive line between epic and restrained
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  5. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Unsettling, weirdly compelling stuff
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  6. 6.0 |   AU Review

    A big gooey feast of melancholy laptop pop, and it’s relatively lovely stuff
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  7. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    There are occasional flashes of creativity-stuffed aptitude - but this time around they're merely flashes
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  8. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Softly burred guitar loops, Fripp-like trippiness and heavy psych/space-rock grooves. Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   DIY

    There are no weak links or moments which falter, yet neither does 'Banjo Or Freakout' do anything to really seize the listener's attention
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  10. 6.0 |   State

    Banjo Or Freakout? More of each please
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  11. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    An obvious enthusiast of lo-fi recordings, Natalizia is first and foremost a pop artist, and this is realized on the album’s more successful endeavors
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  12. 5.6 |   Pitchfork

    Once Natalizia writes some songs better flattered by his sonic sense, I suspect he'll really have something here
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  13. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    Some of the worst offenders here feel like demos and, damn, they are tough to endure.
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  14. 4.0 |   Bowlegs

    You will get some relaxed, passive listening from the record, but the overly hazed production makes for an aimless set of tracks
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