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Wooden Head

The Proper Ornaments

Wooden Head

Debut album from the London-based psychedelic indie pop four-piece, fronted by song-writing duo Max Claps and James Hoare

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
Fortuna Pop
UK Release date
09/06/2014
US Release date
17/06/2014
  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    Through it all, the two guitarist/vocalists blend their instruments and vocals together into a fuzzily comforting, richly melodic (and narcotic) web of sound that's as hard to get out of as it is easy to fall into
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  2. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    A record that you’ll be glad to hear, and, by the end, leaves you wanting more
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  3. 7.0 |   Earbuddy

    It’s in their more melancholic numbers where their strengths seem to shine
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  4. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    This represents their first attempt at creating a bonafide album and when all's said and done, they should be proud of their achievements
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  5. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Full of murmured, muted harmonies and evincing a loneliness both personal and provincial, Wooden Head is a Byrds-worshipping, bummer-in-the-summer mystery
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  6. 7.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    ‘Wooden Head’’s languid pace runs the risk of becoming tedious mid-listen, yet there’s the sporadic upbeat moments like the comparatively sprightly ‘Magazine’ to counteract any drop in momentum
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  7. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A more than agreeable rethink of late sixties rock
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  8. 7.0 |   Pitchfork

    As humble, tastefully appointed psych-pop goes, the Proper Ornaments surely have their hearts—and heads, wooden or not—in the right place
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  9. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Without a special ingredient you can’t help but feel The Proper Ornaments will sadly find themselves consigned to granny’s shelf too soon
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