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Indigo

Wild Nothing

Indigo

Fourth studio album of indie rock / dream pop from the Virginia-born musician Jack Tatum

ADM rating[?]

6.5

Label
Captured Tracks
UK Release date
31/08/2018
US Release date
31/08/2018
  1. 9.1 |   A.V. Club

    Emotionally rich and full of depth, Indigo is easily Wild Nothing’s best album to date
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  2. 8.0 |   Clash

    While ‘Indigo’ is no groundbreaker, it’s exciting for an album with so much nostalgia to sound as fresh and pristine as this
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  3. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    Balancing technology and "the human touch" isn't easy, but embracing this balance takes a certain gumption that Wild Nothing's Jack Tatum has only grown into over his releases
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  4. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Indigo signals a throwback to Wild Nothing's previous LP Gemini while also traversing the sonic territory of '80s new wave.
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  5. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    Indigo pleasantly recreates the sounds of 80s synth-pop, making for another winning chapter in their discography
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  6. 6.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    Despite its flaws, Indigo is everything you could want in a summer album
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  7. 6.5 |   Gig Soup

    In making an album so perfectly produced, one might even say over-produced, Wild Nothing lose the rough edge that made their earlier work so interesting
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  8. 6.3 |   Pitchfork

    Finds him expanding his ambitions, but neither his songwriting nor his mood-setting measure up to the polish or the scale of his aspirational, accessible indie pop
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  9. 6.0 |   DIY

    While it won’t mean everything to everyone, it’s certain to mean everything to someone
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  10. 6.0 |   The Music

    Indigo feels like a transitional record from an artist unsure of whether to press on with a more radio-friendly sound or return to his gentler, hazier roots
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  11. 6.0 |   The 405

    There’s nothing wrong with harkening to ‘80s synth-pop once in a while, but it seems Wild Nothing have explored every nook and cranny of their current sound
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  12. 5.5 |   Paste Magazine

    Tatum and his collaborators nailed the sounds, but they don’t come close to finding tunes that resonate
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  13. 4.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    ‘Indigo’ is technically perfected, and thus lacks a trace of the unpredictability that makes music fun in the first place
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