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Carrier

The Dodos

Carrier

San Francisco psych folk duo Logan Kroeber and Meric Long with their 5th album, recorded following the death of guitarist Christopher Reimer in 2012

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Polyvinyl
UK Release date
09/09/2013
US Release date
27/08/2013
  1. 9.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    A Dodos record that is thrillingly translucent and crushingly intimate
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  2. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Carrier is a joy and we have an album that’s up there with the most moving and stirring records of 2013
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  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    And what’s perhaps most impressive on Carrier is that the traditional (by The Dodos’ standards) rock songs, like the restrained Family, work just as well as the comparatively experimental tracks like Confidence
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  4. 8.0 |   Slant Magazine

    It's admirable for a musician to wear his heart on his sleeve in these cynical times, and Carrier is a disarming reminder of the therapeutic power music can hold
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  5. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The Dodos’ strongest effort since 2006’s freewheeling debut
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  6. 8.0 |   The Fly

    A collection of songs that really soar in a way that some previous material hasn’t
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  7. 8.0 |   Prefix

    Perhaps their most interesting, strangest and even most concise work to date
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  8. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    You forget you’re listening to a Dodos album at all: it doesn’t feel warm, or involving, or fun. But it does feel special
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  9. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    Has an inexplicable way of wedging its way into your thoughts
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  10. 7.9 |   Paste Magazine

    The Dodos’ tried-and-true approach and execution is far too strong and compelling to abandon, but by amending it ever so slightly on Carrier, they’ve realized something worth documenting
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  11. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    A bold album that takes you places
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  12. 7.5 |   A.V. Club

    The Dodos have more than capably captured Reimer’s amped-up methods; they just haven’t quite brought them into the fold
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  13. 7.0 |   NME

    This is a cut above your average US alt.art-rock
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  14. 7.0 |   DIY

    Among The Dodos’ best work
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  15. 7.0 |   The 405

    Without doubt The Dodos' most emotional and forthright album to date
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  16. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A confident, albeit sketchy entry into an already strong catalogue - and a reassuring nod towards the strength of their future as a band
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  17. 6.8 |   Pitchfork

    While it’s Dodos least immediate work, it lingers and resonates in ways that give it a unique place in their discography, a promising path forward rather than what can initially be heard as a return to Time to Die’s soft-focus indie pop
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  18. 6.0 |   Blurt

    A superb showcase for the pair’s ample prowess
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  19. 4.0 |   The Skinny

    Carrier is serviceable enough, and will please fans who worried over a grittier change of direction, but it’s powerfully hard to remain excited about
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