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10.0
48701
10.0 |
A.V. Club
The band has found a sweet spot somewhere between the not-too-polished Americana of early-’70s studio Grateful Dead and the experimental Krautrock of bands like Can or Neu!
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9.0
46514
9.0 |
The Fly
Another near-flawless piece of work, deserves to be the one that exposes the New Yorkers, still sadly underrated alongside Cass McCombs and White Denim, further than ever too
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8.2
46425
8.2 |
Paste Magazine
Where Bend Beyond is most successful is revealed in the album’s final two numbers
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8.1
46380
8.1 |
Pitchfork
Woods' greatest strength has always been songwriting, and sharpening the focus and cleaning up the production has only enhanced the band's welcoming melodies
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8.0
46384
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Sun-dappled guitar reels, bleary falsetto, and lo-fi hum
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8.0
46386
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Jeremy Earl has always got a melody up his sleeve more harmonious and hopeful than the last
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8.0
46387
8.0 |
All Music
The most fully realized set of songs yet from Woods, and continues a lineage of each record surpassing their last
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8.0
46655
8.0 |
Spin
Sounding like a rustic, back-porch Flaming Lips, Woods combine the Grateful Dead's looseness with Pavement-esque angularity to generate oddly delectable pop nuggets
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8.0
47811
8.0 |
Uncut
Their finest album yet. Print edition only
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7.7
46720
7.7 |
Beats Per Minute
You’ll find records this year of greater agency, but you’d be hard-pressed to find one that renders pleasure with such poignant lightness, control, and willful attention to difference
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7.5
46385
7.5 |
Prefix
A solid listen
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7.5
46381
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Bend Beyond performs the neat trick of maintaining the band’s shambling, campfire vibe whilst embracing slicker production techniques and tighter song structures
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7.0
46382
7.0 |
NME
It’s an effective repositioning overall, even if it’s hard not to want to scruff up their hair just a little
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7.0
46383
7.0 |
Under The Radar
Partly cloudy rather than sun-soaked
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7.0
46495
7.0 |
PopMatters
Too menacing to be called folk and too precise to anymore be called a jam band, Woods is rolling with a newfound sense of poise and concentration
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6.0
46379
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s hard to get excited about a record that rarely moves from its musical comfort blanket
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6.0
46539
6.0 |
Mojo
In sonic terms, it's considerably more aspirational than even last year's Sun And Shade. Print edition only
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5.8
46523
5.8 |
Bowlegs
Follows the trajectory of their last few, more together, cleaner, but nevertheless lovely sun kissed lo-fi pop albums
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