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Travellers in Space and Time

The Apples in Stereo

Travellers in Space and Time

Indie rock and pop on the 7th album from the band led by Elephant 6 label co-founder Robert Schneider

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6.8

Label
Yep Roc
UK Release date
19/04/2010
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  1. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Locks into its “pop music for future kids” manifesto and stays there for nearly an hour. There is a near-constant feeling of jubilation. Memorable hooks and melodies abound
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  2. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    The similarities to Electric Light Orchestra are not merely superficial... many tracks here swell with the bombast and precision of Jeff Lynne's finest work
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  4. 7.3 |   Pitchfork

    There's certainly no shortage of well-crafted, playful, memorable tunes here, and that - matched with Schneider's willingness to try on a few new sounds for size - adds up to the best Apples in Stereo record in more than a decade
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  5. 7.0 |   Spin

    Robert Schneider established his love for ELO on 2007's New Magnetic Wonder, and this follow-up reveals a further exploration of that sound
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  6. 7.0 |   Blurt

    All the songs on Travellers have something going for them, either in a melody, killer chord change or arrangement
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  7. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A fascinating collection that won't be everyone's cup of tea, but should at least cement its creators cult status for the forseeable future and some
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  8. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  9. 5.0 |   No Ripcord

    There is absolutely nobody in the world but hardcore Apples in Stereo fans that need to hear Travellers in Space and Time, it’s a record as slight as they come
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