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9.0
105487
9.0 |
PopMatters
Returning with an introspective take on their ecstatic psychedelic, worldbeat induced vision for experimental music, Gang Gang Dance reveal that there are levels to this band
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9.0
105485
9.0 |
The Music
The sheer beauty and mystery of 'Kazuashita' makes it feel like a timeless classic
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8.5
105551
8.5 |
The 405
An astonishing musical mosaic. Every track links together seamlessly and every texture is vibrant
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8.0
105486
8.0 |
NME
The world's an ugly place, for sure, but New York art-pop innovators find beauty in nature on their triumphant sixth album
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8.0
105488
8.0 |
musicOMH
The tracks all flow into each other, giving the album the feel of a particularly eclectic DJ mix, and overall it proves to be a fascinating, varied, atmospheric release that was thoroughly worth the wait
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8.0
105489
8.0 |
Exclaim
While it might be easy to think Gang Gang Dance sacrifice their wild spirit for pop hooks and accessibility on Kazuashita, that's rarely the case
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7.7
105545
7.7 |
Pitchfork
Soft-edged and idyllic, yet hides a subtle political undercurrent
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7.4
105595
7.4 |
Earbuddy
Gang Gang Dance return to a world where they're no longer as experimental and strange
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7.0
105635
7.0 |
Clash
All in all, this is a good album. While it has some magnificent moments, it doesn't quite come together enough to make a for a completely stellar ride
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7.0
105490
7.0 |
Uncut
Their strongest and most coherent records. Print edition only
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6.7
105534
6.7 |
A.V. Club
Kazuashita is impeccably made, but it could stand a little more chaos
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6.5
105548
6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Though Gang Gang Dance has always been better creators of documents than statements, Kazuashita leaves a sense of ambiguity as to what exactly the group aims to say or if it aspires to say anything at all
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6.0
105537
6.0 |
The Observer
A return to an altered cultural landscape
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6.0
105491
6.0 |
Q
It's liable to tail off in trippier moments, but Kazuashita is magical enough to reward its hyperactive ambition. Print edition only
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6.0
105492
6.0 |
Mojo
Just when it seems it's an invitation to drift away, Kazuashita sags the attention, demands vigilance; a record of the world, rather than out of it. Print edition only
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6.0
105496
6.0 |
The Guardian
Shoegazey panglobal dreampop
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6.0
105529
6.0 |
DIY
Engaging and magical throughout
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5.0
105562
5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Where other returning champs have challenged themselves to become an even bigger spectacle when they step back into the ring, GGD has fallen back into safer galleries to showcase their work
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5.0
105786
5.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Kazuashita wants what psychedelics want of human brains: transcendence. But its fleetingness masks any sort of completion
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