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Mar 23, 2017Doris & the Daggers is settled in an appealing way. Kannberg eases into a collection of classicist guitar pop that recalls vintage '80s college rock from New Zealand and Australia, but also bears some resemblance to the sharp, knowing pop of Kelley Stoltz, who functioned as a part-time collaborator on the record.
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MojoMar 15, 2017It's been a long journey, but Spiral Stairs has finally found his voice. [Apr 2017, p.90]
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Q MagazineMar 15, 2017It's his most enjoyable music in two decades. [May 2017, p.112]
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Mar 15, 2017By dialing back the intentional obfuscation of 2009's The Real Feel, the Northern Californians' sophomore release doubles its predecessor's skewed-pop pleasures.
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Mar 28, 2017Kannberg-led songs on Pavement albums were always immediately identifiable not just for his voice, but also for their lack of lyrical obfuscation. His perspective remains direct and perhaps more openhearted than ever.
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Mar 24, 2017All in, this is a strong if straightforward album packed with effective if safe earworms, albeit from someone whose very name suggests twists and turns.
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Mar 22, 2017Here, Scott Kannberg finally comes to terms with what originally made him such an important part of Pavement and the '90s underground scene--and runs with it.
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Mar 27, 2017There is not much on Doris and the Daggers that is daring or new in terms of musical explorations, but the energetic vocals and pop nuances coupled with the sincerity and the understated transcendence of the songs is quite alluring.
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Mar 20, 2017This isn’t a record you crank in traffic en route to an across-town meeting; it’s a record to unwind with later that night on your second glass of Syrah--a sturdy shrug to cap off the day
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Mar 31, 2017Rarely dipping below engaging, Doris is a welcome return that could all too easily have been dashed off or worse, ended up morbid.
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Mar 27, 2017Its straightforward, no bells and whistles approach is at once its greatest appeal and its most obvious shortcoming. Doris & The Daggers is deliciously satisfying beer rock--nothing more, nothing less.
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Mar 20, 2017Generally, though, this is an album of unobtrusive indie strum-alongs: Doris and The Daggers never quite explodes from the speakers, nor does it set your soul soaring with melodies to be bawled across fields and arenas.
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UncutMar 15, 2017His avuncular, keep-it-moving approach prevents things from getting too deep. [Apr 2017, p.39]