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Fly By Wire

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Fly By Wire

Album No.4 from the Missouri indie pop / power pop band, fresh from a trip to Russia courtesy of the Boris Yeltsin Foundation

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5.9

Label
Polyvinyl
UK Release date
16/09/2013
US Release date
17/09/2013
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  1. 7.0 |   All Music

    There may not be anything challenging here, but even though the lyrics are abstract and the song titles can be misleading, at the core these are just love songs, and sometimes love is best kept uncomplicated
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  2. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Things get a little dull and meandering in places but when they can deliver acoustic beauties like Bright Leaves, this is a minor quibble
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  3. 6.0 |   The 405

    The most honest record they've produced in years
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  4. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    It’s never so dull as to deter another listen, but they’ll have to work harder to inspire sustained affection
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  5. 6.0 |   Paste Magazine

    I applaud the record, even if the whole thing isn’t world-upheaving. Those [two] standalone tracks make it worth a whirl
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  6. 5.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    While Fly By Wire is pleasing, it feels like a daydream: lovely while it lasts, fading quickly, and hard to remember once it’s gone
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