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Fandango

The Phoenix Foundation

Fandango

Fifth album of dreamy indie rock from the Wellington, New Zealand band

ADM rating[?]

6.3

Label
Memphis Industries
UK Release date
29/04/2013
US Release date
14/05/2013
  1. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Fandango changes mood and style seamlessly, like a five-day cricket match moving through its phases
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  2. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The line between progression and self-indulgence in music is largely a flimsy one. However, The Phoenix Foundation walk it beautifully
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  3. 7.0 |   NME

    Another set of all-killer no-filler songs that sees their psych-flecked indie pop rolled into 75 minutes of madness
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  4. 7.0 |   DIY

    It's a record steeped in classicism that perfectly fits the concept of the rock double album
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  5. 7.0 |   All Music

    A verdant, imaginative, lush, and occasionally unsettling work that hits the sweet spot more often than it misses its mark
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  6. 7.0 |   Uncut

    A grander sense of scope and ambition
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  7. 6.0 |   Q

    There are pop diamonds that would have made a sharp and spectacular single LP. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Cloaked in fuzzy melancholy, Fandango is one for dreamers. Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    The band’s fondness for psychedelic reels has greatly influenced Fandango , with nearly every song coated in panoramic, kaleidoscopic hues
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  10. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Had The Phoenix Foundation left, say, a third of this on the cutting room floor, we’d all be better off
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  11. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    A lot of stuff is thrown into the pot, but what, exactly, is cooking?
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  12. 4.0 |   The Independent

    There are some lovely moments scattered throughout these dozen tracks but virtually every piece is too leisurely extended beyond its natural span
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