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Initiation

Haunted Hearts

Initiation

Collaboration between husband and wife duo Brandon Welchez (Crocodiles) and Dee Dee Penny (Dum Dum Girls)

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6.0

Label
Zoo Music
UK Release date
26/05/2014
US Release date
27/05/2014
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  1. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    Finds middle ground between Penny's and Welchez's sounds, assembling lo-fi scraps together that don't necessarily explore new territory as much as build on stomped grounds
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  2. 7.0 |   All Music

    Initiation is a short introduction to the group; at only eight songs it definitely leaves the listener wanting more. Those eight songs are noisy psychedelic pop at its best, however, on par with anything else treading a similar path
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  3. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The whole record is coated in a dense echo-fug, and is completely and utterly one-dimensional. But that, to be quite frank, is the strength of Initiation
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  4. 7.0 |   The 405

    They say love is blind; on the basis of this intelligently balanced LP, though, it certainly isn't deaf
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  5. 7.0 |   NME

    Both have moved away from their lo-fi roots and, hearing them collaborate, you imagine married life as the reason for this more mature sound
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  6. 6.4 |   Pitchfork

    Call it holy matrimony, but husband and wife pull each back to the safe zone on Initiation—these songs sound good and comfy
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  7. 5.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The tracks may not be anything particularly bold or new, but this formula has been honed for long enough to make them successful, largely at least
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  8. 4.5 |   Earbuddy

    These songs could have been used in each other’s respective bands, but they probably didn’t want to because they suck. That’s no excuse to form a side-project or rob fans of their money
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  9. 4.2 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Initiation is the type of album that’ll please many, infatuate a few, and fade from memory for the rest
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