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8.5
73580
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It’s a muscular, exhilarating and slightly scary experience, but one that makes Shadow of the Sun a tippy, interstellar journey all the more worthwhile taking
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8.0
73581
8.0 |
The Quietus
Shadow Of The Sun is a straight shot down a long, sunbaked highway – with no exit in sight
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8.0
73578
8.0 |
The Music
Through the haze and drone there is a pop sensibility at the heart of Moon Duo’s music
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8.0
73579
8.0 |
The Skinny
Despite the feeling that anything could happen, the album eschews chaos for structure
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8.0
73583
8.0 |
musicOMH
Marks another triumph for the rapidly becoming essential Moon Duo
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8.0
73704
8.0 |
All Music
A sterling return to form that gives their best album, 2001's Mazes, a run for its money
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8.0
73839
8.0 |
The FT
Rich textures save their third album Shadow of the Sun from mere copyism
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7.5
73974
7.5 |
Beardfood
Their best work to date
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7.5
73713
7.5 |
Paste Magazine
Don’t expend too much mental energy on it, and you’ll dance through it all with a huge grin on your face
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7.0
73745
7.0 |
Art Rocker
The medium is tedious, but they sure do it well
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7.0
73668
7.0 |
Exclaim
Fuzzed out riffs, Santana solos and droning, monotone vocals. That may not sound like a compliment, but for Moon Duo it somehow works
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7.0
73685
7.0 |
PopMatters
Shadow of the Sun’s fondness for repetition doesn’t come at the sacrifice of the element of surprise
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7.0
73582
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It feels like the dull slow-pour of cement and more the transcendent soar of a jet engine’s roar, such is the lightness of touch and consciousness of melody they deploy
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6.8
73690
6.8 |
Earbuddy
It’s good background synth-psych music, but nothing engaging enough to warrant multiple listens
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6.6
73716
6.6 |
Pitchfork
None of the songs on Shadow of the Sun sound new, but the familiar sounds create an atmosphere of safety that allows the more unexpected elements of the record all the more noteworthy
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6.5
74109
6.5 |
Under The Radar
Each song on Shadow of the Sun lays down a single riff or chord and runs it into the ground
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6.0
73768
6.0 |
NOW
They call themselves "repeat-o rock" for good reason
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6.0
73590
6.0 |
The Irish Times
An album to nod enthusiastically alongside but not particularly one to return for repeated listens
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4.0
73647
4.0 |
DIY
Their psychedelic odyssey sounds like a retelling of the same story, a game of Chinese whispers that loses the important details
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