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La Costa Perdida

Camper Van Beethoven

La Costa Perdida

The Californian alt.rock band with their first album in eight years

ADM rating[?]

6.5

Label
429 / Membran
UK Release date
18/02/2013
US Release date
22/01/2013
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  1. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    The whole thing adds up to a real treat that will undoubtedly slip under the radar for most
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  2. 7.2 |   Paste Magazine

    Overall La Costa Perdida goes down easy—maybe a little too easy
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  3. 7.0 |   Blurt

    When the Campers get cranking, they're a wonder to behold
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  4. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    A pleasantly undemanding, chilled-out record
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  5. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Shot through with mysticism and spiritual restlessness
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  6. 6.3 |   Pitchfork

    Even if La Costa Perdida isn't a great Camper Van Beethoven record, it does illustrate how unique this band still is, 30 years after it formed
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  7. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    It’s not a set that will surprise, but it’s also sure to satisfy, though for how long remains to be seen
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  8. 6.0 |   Spin

    A well-written, smartly paced, tightly played, thematically cohesive, musically tidy piece of work. It's just that quite a lot of Camper fans probably never considered those qualities to be particularly appealing virtues
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  9. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    CVB explore their old California stomping grounds and stumble upon a perfect mix of middle-aged nostalgia and youthful yee-haw
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