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FasterLouder
Underneath the Pine could perhaps occupy a place at the zenith of the chillwave movement as its flagship record
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8.4
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Pitchfork
Makes a strong case for Bundick as an artist with scope, ambition, and a firm grasp of how to balance the two
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8.2
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Beats Per Minute
The entire album breezes by at an enjoyable, easily digestible rate
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8.0
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Uncut
A busy-tailed brand of junior psych rock. Print edition only
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8.0
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Rave Magazine
A gleaming gem of a pop album
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8.0
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PopMatters
Makes your brain work
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8.0
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DIY
You’re left with the impression that here is an artist plotting his own course and steadily finding his own feet and voice whilst refusing to be pigeonholed
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8.0
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Eye Weekly
A solid, interesting album from a talented multi-instrumentalist who seems to have almost boundless curiosity
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8.0
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PopMatters
A melancholy disco auteur alone on the dancefloor
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8.0
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State
Recalls old hands Stereolab and (the sadly defunct) Broadcast
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8.0
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BBC
The ever-modest Bundick would also be the last to admit that he’s mastered his craft, but on this evidence he’s taken another step closer to perfecting it
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8.0
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Clash
Keeps things sweet and traditional, leaving you lazily grinning from ear to ear
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8.0
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Prefix
A good step forward for the band and chillwave as a genre. But this much is clear: The battle to crown the princes of chillwave has been won, handily, by Toro y Moi
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8.0
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Q
It's a heady new cocktail. Print edition only
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A.V. Club
While Underneath The Pine is another killer late-night make-out album, it doesn’t do much to help Toro Y Moi stake out its own identity
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7.0
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NME
Shows Toro y Moi setting down roots. Print edition only
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Drowned In Sound
The overall effect is like a lighter, more self-conscious, throwaway, altogether 2011 take on David Bowie’s Low
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7.0
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No Ripcord
Toro Y Moi have with Underneath The Pine taken a step back from the Chillwave label, and a very positive step forward
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7.0
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Bowlegs
He may have jettisoned some of the more obvious stylistic features, but what we see now is the essence, sad and modern, and it feels just right
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7.0
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Consequence Of Sound
Chaz Bundick hasn’t let the pressures of being referred to as the leader of this genre dissuade him from undertaking other endeavors
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7.0
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Blurt
These are exquisite mirages, floating upward on the slightest draft of air. Pretty enough, but feather-light
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7.0
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Tiny Mix Tapes
That he's elevating such a bullied subgenre into something so worthy of your attention is a small triumph
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6.0
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Rolling Stone
As Bundick reveals more of his esoteric pop sensibility, comparisons to Beck feel increasingly apt
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6.0
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The Quietus
It’s nicely textured, loosely stylish and brimming with harmony but just too haphazard and lacking in clarity to ever really embrace
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6.0
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The Observer
Ends up as an album of well-made and stylish retro pastiches
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6.0
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Mojo
Effectively, the Animal Collective you can shake your rump to. Print edition only
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5.0
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Slant Magazine
This is a cold record, an archetype of technical mastery and genre-worship prevailing over the artistry of an individual voice
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4.0
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God Is In The TV
It's warmth and geniality are the only positives sliding through it's digital lack-lustre
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