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8.0
90358
8.0 |
Exclaim
Banhart's songwriting has sharpened in its focus, no longer the meandering, try-anything sort of thing that his past self would execute in abundance
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8.0
90359
8.0 |
All Music
One of Banhart's most satisfying
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8.0
90360
8.0 |
Under The Radar
There's an oneness with Banhart and his music on this album, an effortless grace signaling arrival in a stage of less conflict and fewer flights of fancy
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8.0
90385
8.0 |
Uncut
The palette is dusky, the tone understated. Print edition only
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8.0
90387
8.0 |
Q
Banhart’s chief talent has always been to write endearing songs. Print edition only
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8.0
90628
8.0 |
Clash
‘Ape in Pink Marble’ doesn’t do anything innovative because it doesn’t really have to
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7.0
90539
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Another reminder from Banhart that you don’t have to be belting at the top of your lungs to prove that you’ve found some happiness
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7.0
90457
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Ape In Pink Marble may not quite measure up in quality to Mala, but it is definitely a fruitful album by one of the most respected musicians in the business
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7.0
90356
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Instead of trying to shout over the din of a packed room, he dials things back, and Ape in Pink Marble feels inviting and intimate, if a bit somber
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6.6
90458
6.6 |
Pitchfork
Continues on with the wispy, low-stakes coziness of 2013’s Mala, though it’s much darker
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6.1
90804
6.1 |
Gig Soup
Although Ape in Pink Marble has its flaws, what’s most important is the sense that Banhart doesn’t care one way or another
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6.0
90852
6.0 |
State
When you take a seat to listen to Ape in Pink Marble be sure that you choose one that’s suitable for both lazily lounging and sudden bursts of foot tapping and swaying
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6.0
90392
6.0 |
The FT
Late-night torch song “Linda” finds him at his beguiling best; the rest is pleasant but inconsequential
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6.0
90425
6.0 |
The Observer
It makes for an incoherent, slightly unsatisfactory whole
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6.0
90357
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Here, Banhart is apparently cruising through all the different steps of heartbreak
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6.0
90386
6.0 |
Mojo
The question is, why? Print edition only
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6.0
90361
6.0 |
The Music
An artist who never stays in one space for long, it will be interesting to see whether Banhart journeys further into this quietly unassuming, dreamy sound or bamboozle us all with another u-turn
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6.0
90362
6.0 |
The Independent
Only in “Mourner’s Dance” is a deeper spiritual intent glimpsed
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4.5
90546
4.5 |
Spectrum Culture
To stomach this album requires the patience of a saint
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