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"Black Pompadour" suffers from split- personality disorder.
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This is a band that has a sterile aesthetic but is somehow able to create plenty of emotion and energy.
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The brooding mid-mid-tempo pacing and smoky classic-rock guitar grandeur set a table for some serious moping.
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A richly executed and textural record—one of the best guitar-based albums of 2007 thus far.
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A classy affair all the way, Black Pompadour is sure to impress those who let it work its magic.
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Black Pompadour is not a bad album, it’s just flat; it’s delivered with little to no passion, meaning that listening to it in its entirety will be a test of patience for some.
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There’s more under the pleasant surfaces of these songs than first meets the ears, more subtly inventive textures than blatant quirks: evidence that the Zincs are indeed on the move.
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Under The RadarDespite the occasional clever line or particularly striking melody, the album is largely unremarkable. [#17, p.96]
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This is a sleepier record than 2005's Dimmer, but it rewards the careful listener with enough waking dreams to fuel a hundred overcast Sunday mornings.
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At their best—pretty much all of Black Pompadour qualifies—The Zincs sound like an accomplished friend, sharing skill and knowledge without being pretentious about it.
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As always, the playing is impeccable, although the cool professionalism evident on each song makes many of the album's tracks indistinguishable.