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Somewhere Else

Indians

Somewhere Else

Synth-heavy indie pop on the debut from Copenhagen-based Søren Løkke Juul

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6.7

Label
4AD
UK Release date
28/01/2013
US Release date
29/01/2013
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  1. 8.0 |   BBC

    Somewhere Else certainly reveals itself slowly, but persist and there’s real beauty to be found here
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  2. 8.0 |   NME

    Both accessible and imbued with left-of-centre detail
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    This luminously lovely collection is well-judged and intensely personal. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    A debut album of real class
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  5. 8.0 |   Beats Per Minute

    A sometimes hesitant but ultimately warmly inviting record to cling to in this waning winter season
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  6. 7.9 |   Bowlegs

    An inspiring record – tender, ambitious and with a welcome focus on melody
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  7. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    As Somewhere Else progresses, it hints at the vision Juul might have for Indians as a bandleader as opposed to its sole contributor
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  8. 7.0 |   DIY

    Full of the subtleties, melancholic melodies and spaciousness that make acts such as Bon Iver so engaging
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  9. 7.0 |   Entertainment.ie

    Somewhere Else is no masterpiece, but there is enough here to suggest that given a little more time, Indians are capable of something truly special
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  10. 7.0 |   Tone Deaf

    Indians has managed to develop a unique sound on a record that contains an impressive level of consistency for a debut
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  11. 7.0 |   All Music

    For the most part, Juul sticks with the Bon Iver/Fleet Foxes model of expansive, confessional indie folk, albeit peppered with electronic flourishes
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  12. 6.5 |   The 405

    The quintessential debut album: a collection of great ideas without much purpose
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  13. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    The songs are quite nice, in a cosy kind of way, not threatening or troubling, but neither do they soar
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  14. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    There are some lovely sounds on Somewhere Else... but it’s hard not to yearn for something more
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  15. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    On those occasions where Juul’s stars align and he hits the sweet spot, the effect is heavenly
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  16. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    So much of Somewhere Else exists in such a haze that it’s difficult to really find anything to sink one’s teeth in to
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  17. 6.0 |   Art Rocker

    The spacious arrangements build to early MGMT thickness before falling right back to the initial melodies with some similarity to the lighter side of Dan Deacon
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  18. 5.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    The resounding impression is less a spectacular extra-terrestrial voyage, and more of someone stuck on the launch pad
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  19. 5.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Both frustrates and endears
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  20. 4.0 |   Mojo

    Considered restraint is a virtue, but Somewhere Else is hazardously polite. Print edition only

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