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8.0
97804
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s undoubtedly Avey’s best solo work to date, and another welcome reminder of Animal Collective’s ability to rejuvenate, surprise and delight
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8.0
97806
8.0 |
Exclaim
An album less about bombast and more about blissed-out vignettes and vistas suitable for any time of day
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8.0
97810
8.0 |
Q
A carefully constructed illusion of random perceptions, an apparently scattered psyche coming together beautifully. Print edition only
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8.0
97824
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Avey Tare’s stream of vanishing sounds, creaking floorboards, and silently intonated lullabies is romantic in its faded resemblance to our radiant, ever-growing environment
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8.0
97839
8.0 |
The Guardian
Reminds you of what made Tare and his bandmates such a thrillingly different prospect in the first place
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8.0
97922
8.0 |
The 405
Eucalyptus, though adventurous, is down to earth and focused. It’s by far the most spiritual Avey Tare has ever sounded
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7.6
97932
7.6 |
Pitchfork
Ambitious and inspiring
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7.0
97807
7.0 |
The Music
Eucalyptus summons the wide-eyed wonder of the band's breakthrough, Merriweather Post Pavilion
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6.5
97936
6.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It's clear that Avey Tare is not going for coherency, as he's brought together a sonic smorgasbord of home tapings, demos and found sounds, and pieces them together in a way that’s beguiling and confusing in equal measure
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6.5
97916
6.5 |
Under The Radar
Eucalyptus is the work of an artist in control of his creative forces, able to bring to light the most sensitive and natural feelings and emotions a person can experience
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6.0
99050
6.0 |
PopMatters
If a slowly moving, patient, and weird Avey Tare record sounds appealing, it almost assuredly will be; for the masses, however, some sections may register as too playfully weird
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6.0
97850
6.0 |
DIY
A dense and challenging listen
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6.0
97859
6.0 |
Mojo
These immersive 63 minutes mostly ripple with hallucinatory effect, overdubs virtually free of beats. Print edition only
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6.0
97885
6.0 |
The Observer
Audacious, cryptic and meandering, Eucalyptus is both brilliant and infuriating, thanks mainly to the Animal Collective man’s refusal to ditch the half-formed workouts that litter this LP
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6.0
97834
6.0 |
All Music
Goes by like a long drive through the plains, rewarding the patient and attentive
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5.8
97837
5.8 |
A.V. Club
While Eucalyptus is undoubtedly intriguing, it’s only occasionally enjoyable as music
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5.0
97811
5.0 |
Uncut
A disjointed, jarring mix of washy atmospherics, bleary electronics and half-baked songs. Print edition only
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5.0
98308
5.0 |
Earbuddy
For fans only, and even then...
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4.0
97840
4.0 |
The Independent
His hit ratio is pretty poor
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4.0
97805
4.0 |
Loud And Quiet
There are commendable moments on the second solo album from Animal Collective’s principle songwriter, but they are so infrequent as to resemble needles within a dense haystack of meandering claptrap
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