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Aug 10, 2011The result is a low-end-heavy collection that lends an air of mystery and menace to Hynes's tales of love and loneliness.
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Aug 10, 2011It's a shame that Hynes' songwriting chops haven't developed as quickly as his musical skills. But this shouldn't put the brakes on Hynes' progress: Coastal Grooves might be a forgettable, minor work, but Hynes' career to date proves that he shouldn't be written off easily.
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Aug 26, 2011The sounds he pursues here as Blood Orange might be more hip than his work as Lightspeed Champion, but the end results are less satisfying.
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Aug 18, 2011Blood Orange is a unique new identity for Hynes, but it doesn't feel finished. Coastal Grooves is a splash of ideas and potential that never really comes together.
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Aug 16, 2011Coastal Grooves is easy enough on the ears, but the bulk of it doesn't really connect, and it lacks the melodic gifts and pop sensibilities Hynes so magnificently displayed on "Dinner." [Oct. 2011, p. 79]
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Aug 10, 2011It's pleasant enough, but on the whole feels like Hynes' sketches towards an album, rather than the finished item.
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Positive: 16 out of 18
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Oct 11, 2011