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Caer

Twin Shadow

Caer

Fourth album from the Dominican Republic-born, Brooklyn-based synth pop artist George Lewis Jr featuring guest appearances from Haim and Rainsford

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
Reprise
UK Release date
27/04/2018
US Release date
27/04/2018
  1. 9.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    A magnificent oasis of feeling and reflection, where self-doubt, confidence, love, and lust live so comfortably alongside one another
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  2. 8.0 |   The Independent

    Caer shows that Twin Shadow’s limitless approach to pop suits him just fine
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  3. 8.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    This is R&B-inflected pop that gives way to mediations on uncertainty and discomfort
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  4. 8.0 |   Q

    For every moment of immaculate pop, there's a moment of strangeness. Print edition only

  5. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Caer doesn't lack for vintage synths and drum loops. But while it employs similar genre tropes as previous Twin Shadow albums, Caer is more downcast and introspectiv
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  6. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Lewis’s most daring work to date
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  7. 6.7 |   Gig Soup

    Twin Shadow enlists pop acts such as HAIM and Rainsford to bring this album together
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  8. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Caer shows definite signs that Twin Shadow is moving in the right direction. However, the album is too often bogged down by cheerless beats, painted in varying shades of beige
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  9. 6.0 |   Earbuddy

    It’s hard not to get pulled in by the smooth beats and silky synths. However, Lewis’s constant playing of the nice guy, the good guy, the guy on the outside gets a little annoying
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  10. 6.0 |   DIY

    A journey worth sticking to
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  11. 5.0 |   Exclaim

    The lack of energy on Caer leaves a longing for more originality and creativity he has once given us
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  12. 5.0 |   Uncut

    This is a pretty exhausted soundworld. Print edition only


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