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Dec 14, 2010Like a lot of these polished indie albums, Return Of The Century is more about the overall vibe than distinct, individual highs.
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Dec 14, 2010Return of the Century is their most impressive record and shows that they were able to turn personal and professional turmoil into a work with great artistic merit.
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Dec 14, 2010A melodic improvement on their 2007 debut, Return of the Century could pass for breezy escapism, thanks to mellow vocalists Edward Anderson, Caroline Donovan, and Jeanine O'Toole; but the songs' unreliable narrators invariably exhibit dismissive, selfish attitudes toward friends and lovers.
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Jan 26, 2011If the sentiments are tough, the music itself is tender, borrowing from Belle & Sebastian and Brill Building pop to create a sound that is both pastoral and urbane, straightforward yet sophisticated.
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Dec 14, 2010Everything feels dead in the desert, but Return is rife with life.