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10.0
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A.V. Club
The added dynamism in Wye Oak’s music makes the prettiest passages of Civilian that much more arresting, and the demons lurking beneath them all the more real.
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9.0
23061
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AU Review
Songs about loneliness have never been so exhilarating
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9.0
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9.0 |
BBC
Civilian pushes Wye Oak to the head of the nu-shoegaze pack with a record as blissed out as it is maudlin, as rootsy and tough as it is fey and introspective
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9.0
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The Digital Fix
Seriously, this is the best thing I've heard in six months. Classic
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9.0
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Rave Magazine
A rich, complex, sometimes difficult, but utterly rewarding album
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8.0
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Mojo
A robust, sonically gripping record. Print edition only
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8.0
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Blurt
Unexpectedly lush, yet too delicate to be bombastic
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8.0
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The Observer
boasts many of the same dream-pop textures deployed by Beach House, but theirs is a more varied sound, with greater use of light and shade
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8.0
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Uncut
Awash with beguiling harmonies and folk-shoegaze textures. Print edition only
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8.0
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Q
Sinewy alt-rock rubs shoulders with fairground pop and warped blues. Print edition only
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8.0
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Spin
Alternates gorgeous currents of dread, catharsis, assurance, and doubt
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8.0
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The Skinny
They’re not reconfiguring the musical landscape, but like the ancient tree they’re named after, they’re putting down lasting roots
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8.0
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musicOMH
Wye Oak have in Civilian mastered the trade of a range of subgenres - from post-rock to dream pop - and brought them together in an album
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7.9
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Pitchfork
Their best LP yet
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7.8
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Beats Per Minute
Most of the songs here are driven by Wasner’s instantly engaging vocals which, like those of Lower Dens’ Jana Hunter, can be frequently difficult to make out
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7.0
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PopMatters
They create their own sonic world, one you may want join yourself once you dig into its layers
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7.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
Civilian has a captivating atmosphere that is entirely its own
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7.0
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Under The Radar
Emotionally intoxicating without being cloying
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7.0
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Consequence Of Sound
Wye Oak should be highly commended for expanding their already strong sound. Let’s just hope they leave in a tad more of their younger selves next time around
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7.0
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DIY
A deep and interesting affair, 'Civilian' leaves the listener older and wiser, and definitely in a mind to discover what tricks Wye Oak still have up their sleeve
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7.0
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No Ripcord
Wye Oak know their influences in and out and work skillfully to blend them or highlight their differences as the song calls for it
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6.5
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6.5 |
Prefix
They've evolving and improving in a way that's more akin to craftsmen than artists: gradually honing and refining their songwriting,
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6.5
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Bowlegs
There’s much to admire here though, even if Wye Oak feels like a work in progress
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6.0
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Tiny Mix Tapes
Taut with latent ferocity and brooding bitterness
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6.0
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Drowned In Sound
It’s when this band stick closest to their American roots that they’re most convincing
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