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8.0
91322
8.0 |
The Skinny
If there’s a narrative flowing through the album, it’s lost in the glittery melting pot of tongue-in-cheek lyricism, hedonistic pop, and avant-garde surrealism
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8.0
91328
8.0 |
Q
The twosome have cooked up something special. Print edition only
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8.0
91329
8.0 |
Uncut
Inventively dippy. Print edition only
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8.0
91339
8.0 |
NME
More than anything else, ‘Soft Hair’ is about intimacy, creativity and a zest for life – two singular musicians liberated by collaboration
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7.6
91646
7.6 |
Earbuddy
Mockasin and Dust are able to keep it sounding legit rather than becoming parody
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7.5
91551
7.5 |
Under The Radar
The emergence of a musical diary co-authored by transient artists, periodically ducking out of life's throughway to find a common plane
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7.5
91422
7.5 |
Beardfood
The sound of two friends playing around
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7.0
91443
7.0 |
Clash
When it works, it’s captivating
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7.0
91343
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
For all its disorientating touches, ‘Soft Hair’ feels surprisingly cohesive, particularly when you consider it compiles eight years’ worth of scattered sessions
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7.0
91323
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Sometimes you can lose yourself, in the twists and turns, but ultimately, this is unashamedly fun music from two of the most interesting musicians around
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7.0
91571
7.0 |
Crack
This meeting of warped minds brings out the best and worst in both parties
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6.8
91574
6.8 |
Pitchfork
Strikes a discomfiting balance between queasy and cute
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6.5
91638
6.5 |
Gig Soup
Their trippy melodies are unrivalled, and give us listeners the impression that these two musicians aren’t done having as much fun as the tuneful tumult on this eponymous LP suggests
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6.0
91327
6.0 |
The Independent
An alliance of oddballs with no brake on their imaginations, nobody to prevent them doing something because, well, it sounds silly
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6.0
91332
6.0 |
The Guardian
Together, they present an Iggy and Bowie-ish pairing, except with trembling falsetto, dolphin mating sounds and rippling electronic effects
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6.0
91480
6.0 |
DIY
Somehow, it all manages to work together – for the most part
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5.0
91324
5.0 |
Exclaim
Overall, the songs themselves don't have quite enough going for them to support the album's quirky intentions
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