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10.0
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10.0 |
The Skinny
A few listens in, and captivation becomes its own reward
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8.0
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8.0 |
PopMatters
In both exigency and tranquility it moves naturally; an unforced alchemy simultaneously specific to and outside of time and place
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8.0
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8.0 |
DIY
Throughout the record, there’s a cinematic feel to the arrangements
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8.0
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8.0 |
Beardfood
Goswell doesn’t intrude, riding each canvas with a divine lyrical palette. When she combines with Mark Kozelek it’s worthy of goosebumps
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8.0
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8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
The fruit of a collaboration that brings together some incredible musical experience
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7.5
87491
7.5 |
Earbuddy
If you are a Slowdive/Mojave 3 fan, Minor Victories is a must-listen. Fans of Mogwai and Editors will also find themselves in for a treat
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7.5
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7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
The cohesion behind it all should be the envy of any band whose members have the luxury of being in direct vicinity of one another
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7.0
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7.0 |
Under The Radar
The experiments that succeed in Minor Victories pull the weight of the ones that don't
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7.0
87797
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
There is no denying that it is a quality album full of the shoegazing, cinematic soundscape you’d expect from the members of the respective groups
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7.0
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7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Minor Victories is a thoughtful and regal opening bow, but you’ll want for a little more teeth when Act Two comes into play
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6.0
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6.0 |
State
Supergroups in their best moments allow for the presentation of the familiar in a new context, Minor Victories could become that kind of perfect concoction with a little less reverence
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6.0
87614
6.0 |
Q
These parent bands are discernible in the dramatic, finessed rockscapes of their debut. Print edition only
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6.0
88313
6.0 |
Clash
Competent and effecting as this album is, it could have been so much more.
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6.0
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6.0 |
Pitchfork
What’s missing, though, is the central promise of a supergroup: the thrill of hearing established musicians in a truly different context
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
An album that is easier to admire than it is to love
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6.0
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6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Moments often lose momentum when paired with some of the jarring external inclusions, like Mark Kozelack, who can’t help but feel misplaced
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5.0
87531
5.0 |
Paste Magazine
There’s some beautiful string parts, synth that rolls off sullenly into a distant horizon, and a pretty mean glockenspiel on “For You Always,” but the vocals ruin it
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5.0
87631
5.0 |
God Is In The TV
Minor Victories does enough to appeal across the spectrum of indie. But, as an album, it could do a bit more to sound less like an obvious compromise, and more like a thrilling diversion
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