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9.0
75601
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
This LP is deliciously ambitious and stunning in the production and collation of such varied elements and influences
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8.0
75378
8.0 |
Exclaim
His predilection for marrying sublime pop melodies to bombastic arrangements laced with classical avant-garde flourishes has reached a new level of focus, and, resultantly, potency, on Jackrabbit
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8.0
75313
8.0 |
Under The Radar
It's not as easy to throw on as San Fermin's soaring debut, but it's every bit as strong. For those willing to pay careful attention, it provides a deeper, more rewarding experience
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8.0
75314
8.0 |
All Music
The performances are strident and lean, suggesting the players are every bit as invested in delivering the best reading of Ludwig-Leone's complex and often gorgeous songs as he was inspired in creating them
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8.0
75346
8.0 |
Earbuddy
Needs an entire lazy Sunday to fully grasp
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7.0
76348
7.0 |
PopMatters
Offers extensive chamber pop that's both exhilarating and exhausting
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6.7
75315
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
All the pieces are in place; the composer and players are uncannily gifted for a rock band. All that’s missing is the will to transcend expectations
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6.5
75351
6.5 |
Paste Magazine
Jackrabbit is a powerful statement borrowing a great deal from others’ rhetoric, but we’ve all got to learn somewhere
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6.5
77488
6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Jackrabbit feels modern in its tendencies, for ill or otherwise
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6.0
75611
6.0 |
NOW
Jackrabbit is smart, charming and ambitious. But it would have been a lot more concise without the filler tracks in the middle
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6.0
75709
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
On the title track, Kaye sings, "Wanna live like an animal"; you might end up wishing that she'd sing more like one
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6.0
75311
6.0 |
DIY
Ludwig-Leone essentially tag-teams two of the finest, relatively undiscovered vocal talents throughout the record in Allen Tate and Charlene Kaye
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5.2
75312
5.2 |
Pitchfork
Rather than building or expanding on his foundation, Ludwig-Leone just piles on and exaggerates: everything San Fermin did, Jackrabbit does twice as loud
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4.0
75316
4.0 |
Uncut
Two songs and three interludes of grandiose, tuneless narrative better suited to Broadway. Print edition only
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