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Sunlit Youth

Local Natives

Sunlit Youth

Third album from the Silver Lake indie rock group fronted by Taylor Rice

ADM rating[?]

6.4

Label
Infectious
UK Release date
09/09/2016
US Release date
09/09/2016
  1. 8.0 |   DIY

    Cements their status as one of our most special proponents of emotionally-charged guitar music
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  2. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The band make use of more electronic sounds here too, though thankfully not overbearingly so, and help to create interesting dynamic breaks
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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A bridge to bigger and hopefully even better things
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  4. 7.5 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    Sunlit Youth does feel more indebted to contemporary indie bands like Young the Giant or Phoenix than their previous records, but it’s also a fascinating snapshot of the band during an inevitable transitional phase
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  5. 7.0 |   All Music

    Local Natives hang on to a significant amount of their quirkiness and rhythmic flair
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  6. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    Yet another steady offering from Local Natives, who continue to build on a solid catalogue
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  7. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Local Natives’ original components are still in fine working order, but evolution shouldn’t sound this unnatural
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  8. 6.5 |   Beardfood

    Apart from some synths, there are no surprises on ‘Sunlit Youth’, their weakest effort to date
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  9. 6.3 |   Pitchfork

    The California indie-pop band goes bigger and broader, leaving behind some of the more intricate songwriting of their past
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  10. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Despite plenty of clever ideas, too much of Sunlit Youth sounds so polished it becomes oddly disengaging
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  11. 5.0 |   Under The Radar

    It feels overproduced, like some of the essence of what has defined this band for two albums has been polished away
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  12. 5.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Local Natives doesn’t seem to be saying much on its new album
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  13. 3.0 |   The Music

    An album grasping at straws in a post-Fleet Foxes world
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