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9.0
47573
9.0 |
BBC
On an album of depth and scale, Lytle is aiming to move mountains. It’s big
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8.0
47642
8.0 |
Art Rocker
There’s plenty for everyone to like here but ‘Department Of Disappearance’ works best as a whole and when you do it’s simply wonderful
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8.0
47575
8.0 |
The Guardian
His music has always been a strange combination of grandeur and humility, its slow, majestic chord sequences and long fade-outs brought down to earth by his baby voice and toy computer samples
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8.0
47576
8.0 |
Prefix
Lytle yet again hits that perfect balance of gentle storytelling and hard, dark emotion
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8.0
47577
8.0 |
DIY
Filled with lush yet broken soundscapes and those fragile vocals that characterise all of Lytle's output, Grandaddy and beyond
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8.0
47578
8.0 |
Uncut
Lytle concocts synthesised symphonies and celestial chorales, with emotionally charged results. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Independent
It's a gently moving meditation on the effects of solitude and nature on the soul, set to Lytle's characteristic blend of chugging guitar grooves aerated by bubbling synths and soothed by high harmonies
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7.0
47715
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Grandaddy may have long since ridden off into the sunset but with Lytle still crafting his wonderfully tweaked tales of dour dystopia, Dept. of Disappearance makes a convincing argument that they never really lef
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7.0
47673
7.0 |
Under The Radar
Follows directly in the same vein of his earlier work, where the edges were rarely sharp around warm and welcoming melodic vehicles
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6.0
47579
6.0 |
Q
Lytle's melodic warmth provides a protective layer against the heartbreak and horror. Print edition only
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6.0
47580
6.0 |
Mojo
Won't surprise or disappoint. Print edition only
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6.0
47734
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A good album that makes for a pleasing listen, despite its lack of ambition
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6.0
47990
6.0 |
Blurt
Lytle's high lonesome vocals convey the yearning and desire of a man hoping to reconcile his ambitions
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6.0
47636
6.0 |
Spin
He tends to tread water. It’s pleasant, soothingly warm water, sure, but you probably won’t want to soak for too long
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5.9
47582
5.9 |
Pitchfork
Department of Disappearance does sound strangely complacent and monochromatic, offering no twists on the technorganic aesthetic he's been plying since Grandaddy were still a bedroom act
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5.8
47574
5.8 |
A.V. Club
On the whole the album is even-tempered where it should be adventurous, mild when there should be marvelous
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5.0
48074
5.0 |
Tone Deaf
While by no means a terrible release, one wishes for something a bit more challenging from an artist with such a unique world view
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