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No Color

The Dodos

No Color

The Californian indie folk act, back to a duo for their 4th album, and with a return to their more psych-folk sound

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Wichita
UK Release date
14/03/2011
US Release date
15/03/2011
  1. 9.1 |   A.V. Club

    No Color is the noisiest, prettiest album of The Dodos’ career
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  2. 8.1 |   Beats Per Minute

    The melodies on No Color give a playfulness to their pessimism, which adds to the enjoyment for the listener
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  3. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    There is not a single dud track on No Color, and even if The Dodos haven’t attempted anything they didn’t try before, it certainly plays well to their strengths
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  4. 8.0 |   Prefix

    Top to bottom, No Color is a beautiful record. Its combination of speed and melody, coupled with Long and Kroeber's precision, is almost too tight to be believed
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  5. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Showcases a band who knows exactly who they are and feels completely comfortable in their sound
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  6. 8.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Opens with a bursting immediacy that barely flags over nine tracks and 40 minutes
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  7. 8.0 |   Entertainment.ie

    With little more between them than an acoustic guitar and a drum kit, it's a wonder The Dodos manage to create such a robust sound
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  8. 8.0 |   Mojo

    A surging dynamism, a real ride. Print edition only

  9. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Instantly recognisable as a much bulkier affair than past efforts
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  10. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    No Color isn't quite the knockout Visiter was, but it's a logical step in trying to advance beyond the untamed but thrilling sprawl of the past without slamming the door on it
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  11. 7.5 |   Bowlegs

    The Dodos are back – picking, plucking, singing, strumming, banging and beating their way through their best record yet
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  12. 7.0 |   AU Review

    A couple of tracks ramble on a bit too long but overall this is stirring stuff
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  13. 7.0 |   NME

    Sounds like the product of a band finding something they've spent three records looking for
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  14. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Has a bright vibrancy, a sense of movement rare in non-dance music
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  15. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    An album of subtleties as well as immediate strengths
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  16. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Merely an affirmation of what people have known and loved about the duo for some time now
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  17. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    The kind of album where once you hit play you’ll be perfectly content to go wherever Dodos decide to take you
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  18. 6.0 |   BBC

    Struggles to take flight until disarmingly late in the day
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  19. 6.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Despite its shortcomings, No Color is a marked improvement over its predecessor
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  20. 6.0 |   Q

    The duo's fourth full-length album curbs their indulgent tendencies. Print edition only

  21. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    More often their rhythm-first approach to songwriting – with occasional echoes of the Beta Band at their lackadaisical best – wins through and captivates as intended
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  22. 4.0 |   The Fly

    Strangely boring and forgettable
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