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10.0
80845
10.0 |
State
Fading Frontier is a distillation of the best of Deerhunter: a culmination of their strengths, a band at the apex of their musical journey, constantly surpassing themselves and solidly building towards perfection
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10.0
80852
10.0 |
NME
The most direct, unflinching album Deerhunter have ever made
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9.1
80972
9.1 |
A.V. Club
There’s a confidently dreamy quality running through most of the songs on Fading Frontier that gives off the impression of a group at peace with both itself and its place in the musical world
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9.0
80844
9.0 |
Spin
It’s a portrait of the young men as adult artists; it’s the closest equivalent to a major-label debut for an era when a band might as well stay independen
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9.0
80831
9.0 |
Under The Radar
Fading Frontier, which is both a giant step sideways and a giant step forward
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9.0
80834
9.0 |
Uncut
Unexpectedly uplifting
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8.8
80876
8.8 |
Paste Magazine
Instead of trying to make an experimental oddity for music nerds, he made an indie pop album for music fans
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8.4
80830
8.4 |
Pitchfork
Deerhunter's most content, warm and plainspoken work to date
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8.3
80847
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
At nine songs and just over 36 minutes, Fading Frontier is a filler-free opus of experimental rock splendor that never lags and always intrigues
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8.0
80871
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Represents a conscious retreat from the scuzzy claustrophobia of ‘Monomania’ and a surge towards considered, contented songcraft
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8.0
80832
8.0 |
The Skinny
"I lost my marbles all over the pink, pink cage," Cox laments over a cocksure strut, doing as he always has, looking back to progress
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8.0
80836
8.0 |
Mojo
Deerhunter’s most accessible songs yet are also their most affecting
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8.0
80974
8.0 |
The Guardian
Bradford Cox's poppiest album yet
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8.0
80976
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Sensitive production and contributions from members of Stereolab and Broadcast help these songs to shine
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8.0
80981
8.0 |
All Music
Musically and emotionally, this is one of Deerhunter's most powerful - and delicate - albums
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8.0
80919
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Given the strength of Deerhunter's back catalogue, Faded Frontier has the potential to be taken for granted. It's as professional and polished an album as this band has produced, running the risk of being labeled safe or predictable
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8.0
80929
8.0 |
The 405
The music is calmer, but his flare hasn't left with his anger, thus solidifying the album into the band's pristine legacy
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8.0
80939
8.0 |
NOW
In terms of brightness and accessibility, the album feels like an extension of their breakout record, 2008's Microcastle
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8.0
80946
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Fading Frontier is another superlative achievement from a band who are, unfailingly, one of life’s great mysteries
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8.0
80960
8.0 |
DIY
Draws a new line in the sand, and it could be the beginning of a more direct and big-thinking Deerhunter
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8.0
80965
8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Deerhunter prove again that they have far from exhausted their potential
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8.0
81268
8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Quite possibly Deerhunter's most accessible album to date
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8.0
81315
8.0 |
Gig Soup
If there's one certainty with Deerhunter, it's that you can expect each album to be different from the last
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8.0
81715
8.0 |
Art Rocker
How refreshing that with its headline set worthy collection of luminous songs, Fading Frontier is also a record where the carefully chosen lyrics stick!
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7.9
81108
7.9 |
Earbuddy
Like Monomania, Deerhunter's latest offering is similarly "not bad", in fact it's good. But it's not great
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7.5
80961
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
This is the first Deerhunter album where a lot of the lyrics are emphasized in the mix
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7.0
81036
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Atlanta's best psychedelic crew makes a wide-ranging, elliptically pretty LP
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7.0
81159
7.0 |
FasterLouder
For the most part Fading Frontier is a rewarding immersion in diverse layers of melody and meaning. But there’s still a nagging spottiness that keeps it from reaching its full potential
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7.0
81682
7.0 |
Crack
Cox’s lyrics are fleshed with a range of electronic twitches and warped synths, adding to the altogether sinister tone
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7.0
80952
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
A remarkably consistent album that somehow joins a finely tuned pop sensibility with a crudely wayward adventurousness
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7.0
80932
7.0 |
Exclaim
On Fading Frontier, Deerhunter focus on their ability as a band to hypnotize and confound, which make the explosive moments here stand out that much more
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7.0
80841
7.0 |
musicOMH
Fading Frontier is probably Deerhunter’s fourth best album. It’s still an excellent record, but it’s just ever so slightly underwhelming
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7.0
80918
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Make no mistake, Fading Frontier marks the end of a chapter for Deerhunter. I don’t think we could ever hear the outsider art of Weird Era again
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6.0
80853
6.0 |
The FT
Cox’s vocals are more decipherable than previously, yet the words he sings in his washed-out slacker’s croon are about feelings of loss and solitude
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6.0
80858
6.0 |
PopMatters
Coming after the progressive and corrosive Monomania, Fading Frontier feels like a slight step back
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6.0
80835
6.0 |
Q
Psych-rock chameleon sheds another skin. Print edition only
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6.0
80833
6.0 |
The Music
Whether the magic happens this time around is debatable
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6.0
80829
6.0 |
Clash
By no means a poor album, and truth be told really doesn't possess a bad number on it; the real issue is that in a genre filled with imitators we need a bit more bang for our buck
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6.0
81014
6.0 |
The Observer
The best is saved until last
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