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Wander / Wonder

Balam Acab

Wander / Wonder

Debut album from 20-year-old Pennsylvanian Alec Koone, located somewhere between witch house and post-dubstep

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Tri Angle
UK Release date
29/08/2011
US Release date
30/08/2011
  1. 9.0 |   Blurt

    Exhibiting a mastery of static and atmosphere at such a tender age offers a universe of promise that is bound to reveal itself as this talented youngster skitters across life's touch screen en route to adulthood
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  2. 8.7 |   Beats Per Minute

    Wander / Wonder is intimate and personal and willing to let its flaws shine along with its most appealing and endearing attributes
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  3. 8.2 |   Pitchfork

    The careful construction of See Birds hinted that his musical ear was a cut above, and now his excellent full-length debut, Wander / Wonder, confirms it
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  4. 8.0 |   State

    The kind of album that will transport you to a whole other headspace if you allow it to
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  5. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Wander/Wonder's progression is satisfying and absorbing without ever exuding cloying self-awareness
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  6. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    Simply put, it's far too repetitive
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  7. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Rather precious in places but often enchanting. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    An air of mysticism and the sylvan exotic, with a lurking darkness that never quite materializes
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  9. 6.0 |   NME

    Much of this album slides back into the fashionable murk of its peers. Print edition only


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