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8.3
83524
8.3 |
Pitchfork
Oceanic synths, wobbly basslines, and precise snare drums cohere into a crisp pop sound, while his high, expressive voice bobs brightly above the surface.
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8.0
83581
8.0 |
Exclaim
Maine often taps chic '80s synth hooks, twangy guitar chords and disco/house jukes for an offbeat merger that carries the album's sense of bliss throughout
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8.0
83399
8.0 |
The Music
His songwriting is subtle throughout record, however it's not until the sparse album's closer Security that he seems the most sincere
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8.0
83400
8.0 |
Spin
It’s a dance where the listeners are lured in, but cautious of getting too close, for fear that it’s all a big gotcha
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8.0
83611
8.0 |
Earbuddy
The stars may have aligned against Porches, but this album is too good to set aside
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7.5
86077
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
The record is a bit too downtempo to be ideal party music, but it’ll make a killer soundtrack for your walk home from the party
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7.0
83398
7.0 |
FasterLouder
It’s a record seems specifically designed for night time driving, almost exclusively rooted in mid-tempo grooves
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7.0
83651
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Maine's forlorn moan and whatever-works recording quality suggest a Lou Barlow-style miserablist, but he's closer to the Jonathan Richman school of naif romanticism
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7.0
83596
7.0 |
musicOMH
It’s perfectly easy to listen to Porches on a superficial level and find beautiful hooks to hang on to, but the real joy of this album is to dip beneath the surface, and see what’s going on underneath
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6.5
83412
6.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A long EP would have held together the worthier ideas more artistically
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6.0
83438
6.0 |
DIY
The promising beginnings of a musician who’s finally starting to find his feet
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6.0
83460
6.0 |
Mojo
Feels for the warm electronic pulse of 80's futurism. Print edition only
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6.0
83619
6.0 |
NOW
As he wrestles with his isolation – a major theme here – Maine shows shades of Grizzly Bear, but he still fails to narrow in on his own distinct sound
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6.0
83791
6.0 |
Gig Soup
‘Pool’ has its highlights, it has its hard-hitters, but there are portions where Porches get too stoic for their own good
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5.8
83574
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
Aaron Maine focuses in tight on water, waiting, and weed
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5.5
83985
5.5 |
Beardfood
Maybe these would be better off as instrumentals
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5.5
83759
5.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Despite its over reliance on drum machines or its tendency to simply add flashes of saxophone and funk to spice up the staid atmosphere, Pool ultimately comes out of it sounding more like reinvention than pastiche
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5.0
83598
5.0 |
No Ripcord
In trying to find his groove back, Maine’s insular stiffness fails to provide any plausible authenticity
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