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- Summary: The second full-length release from the Canadian indie rock quintet was produced by John Congleton.
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- Record Label: Dine Alone Music
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
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Aug 14, 2013For every indulgent art-rock breakdown, there’s a simple pop ditty to balance it.
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Aug 14, 2013The band's natural tendency toward tightly knit pop music, combined with an increasingly evident and more fully realized awareness of their strengths, makes Shaky Dream a great release.
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Aug 14, 2013Just recently reaching their five-year milestone as a band, Dinosaur Bones have solidified their ability to weave talented instrumentalists through the voids of Fox’s lyrical sorrow without falling into the trap of indie pop redundancy.
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Aug 14, 2013By maintaining forward momentum while having so much going on in every song, the band makes Shaky Dream an album that provides plenty of depth without sacrificing accessibility, striking a fine balance between catchy melodies and murky atmospherics.
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Sep 11, 2013The second-gear driving speed and tastefully portioned guitars make Shaky Dream a pleasing if inoffensive listen, so It’s the occasions where the music becomes a tad disconcerting that really perk the ear.