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Fortuna

Popstrangers

Fortuna

The grungy Auckland trio take a more pop-orientated approach on their second LP

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
Carpark
UK Release date
02/06/2014
US Release date
03/06/2014
  1. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    Sprawling guitars are drenched in an authentic brand of psychedelica that nod to the kingpins of the field, and are expertly executed throughout Fortuna’s course
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  2. 8.0 |   The Music

    The post-punk demarcations of the past are decidedly tempered here, Popstrangers intent instead on creating an austere atmosphere that leaks menace through the spiderweb cracks
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  3. 8.0 |   NME

    Kiwi trio excel with idiosyncratic pop and grungy atmospherics
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  4. 7.7 |   Earbuddy

    Popstrangers may not be as weird as Tame Impala, or as raw as Blank Realm/The Vines/Wolfmother et al, but their strength (and charm) lies in bringing these sounds together
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  5. 6.9 |   Pitchfork

    The more pristine presentation also carries the risk of leaving Popstrangers overexposed, which is problematic when the melodies just aren’t compelling enough to carry the day
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  6. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    If they take the Flying Nun sound and expand it to arena size, they don’t forget the straight-forward hooks those eccentric songs were built on
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  7. 6.0 |   DIY

    Replicating the 60s psych sound is something that is often tried but rarely successful, yet this Kiwi trio suit these influences that they so obviously wear on their sleeves
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