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Moon Tides

Pure Bathing Culture

Moon Tides

Debut album from Portland-based synth-pop duo Daniel Hindman and Sarah Versprille

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Memphis Industries / Partisan
UK Release date
19/08/2013
US Release date
20/08/2013
  1. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    It politely demands your attention; it wants to transport you elsewhere, to a place in which to daydream and reflect
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  2. 8.5 |   The 405

    Moon Tides launches a clandestine assault on you, slowly grabbing you by the ankles and dragging you into the world of Pure Bathing Culture
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  3. 8.0 |   Q

    It's a blissful and quietly cosmic experience. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    A perfect summer record for those who found the last Beach House album too wintry. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    It's testament to the strength of the songs that even when your attention starts to drift, your mind still stays within the psychedelic-tinged world the album inhabits
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  6. 8.0 |   All Music

    Working with producer Richard Swift, the duo get a firm grip on the heartstrings right away and don't let go until the last shimmering notes of the record fade away
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  7. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Moon Tides is an assuredly confident move, and there’s so much to take in by this band
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  8. 7.9 |   Bowlegs

    Pure Bathing Culture have created a record that is pure of heart, and their figurative and literal transformation can now wash over their listeners in ways they may have not even anticipated
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  9. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A solid, inebriating listen that will guide you through your personal transitions and leave you wanting for more
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  10. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Moon Tides is a daydream, not a rollercoaster ride, and if you’re not enchanted with the album from its earliest moments you’re unlikely to find anything that will catch your attention down the line
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  11. 6.8 |   Pitchfork

    The underlying songs are so fetching and statuesque that you wonder why Pure Bathing Culture feels the need to play thrift store dress up
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  12. 6.0 |   DIY

    Pure Bathing Culture have created an ambient watercolour wash, but leave you fruitlessly longing for a brave splash of boldness across the canvas
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  13. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Locked in a time-warp of their own design. Print edition only

  14. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    By the end of the album, the technical ability of Hindman and the lyricism of Versprille feel exhausted, gargled, and outsized by the very same influences that they try to honor in their thoroughly hackneyed attention to 80s Cocteau Twins-inspired rock
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  15. 6.0 |   Under The Radar

    It's compellingly listenable; their sound is so pristinely pleasant it sometimes borders on heavenly
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  16. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    A promising sign of what’s still to come
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  17. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    The prettiest-sounding album so far this year
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