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Desert Skies

Beachwood Sparks

Desert Skies

Fourth album from the alt country / melodic psychedelia LA band consists of unreleased recordings from 1997 when they were a six-piece

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6.3

Label
Alive
UK Release date
09/12/2013
US Release date
26/11/2013
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  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    It's a revelation to hear just how fertile the band's songwriting and overall sound was during these early days
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  2. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The unaffected, if admittedly now and then a little gauche, Desert Skies is well worth considering as a high point of Beachwood Sparks’ recording history
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  3. 7.4 |   Paste Magazine

    A broader range of influences can be heard. The Byrds and Burritos are clear from the start, but strains of underground rock borrowed from Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. are prevalent as well
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  4. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Beachwood Sparks' early days are worth exploring. Print edition only

  5. 5.0 |   Pitchfork

    Sixteen years after these initial sessions — ten of which they spent on hiatus — they remain a surprisingly divisive band, with detractors accusing them of imitating rather than innovating. Desert Skies does absolutely nothing to answer that criticism
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