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Songs For Imaginative People

Darwin Deez

Songs For Imaginative People

Second album of self-produced lo-fi pop from New Yorker Darwin Smith

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6.3

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Lucky Number
UK Release date
11/02/2013
US Release date
19/02/2013
  1. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Ups the wonky'n'witty ante without sacrificing heart or tunes. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   NME

    What's important in keeping this album's head above water is that it still sounds like a rickety little adventure
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  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    The album is certainly imaginative, if not entirely coherent, and this is perhaps what makes the band a unique presence
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  4. 8.0 |   Art Rocker

    The listener might initially struggle to muster Deez’s seemingly disorderly approach, only to come to realise it is exactly this that gives it it’s character
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  5. 7.0 |   All Music

    Deez seems stranded between art and pop, caught in the slacker trap of trying to make a standout single yet never sounding particularly concerned about it
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  6. 7.0 |   DIY

    As the title suggests, the album enables you to forge your own ideas and interpretations of the songs and their themes. As such, it should endure far longer than his debut
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  7. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The essence of what makes him unique and special remains, only the production values have crept up a notch
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  8. 7.0 |   The 405

    If you're into indie-pop and you want something a little bit unconventional, this album is definitely worth a spin
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  9. 6.0 |   The Fly

    This album is another step towards cult credibility with real longevity. Now he just needs to sort out that hair-do
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  10. 6.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Flitting between 1980s soul-pop and jerky indie, it has its big, brash, pop-rock moments
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  11. 6.0 |   Q

    It's impossible not to think of him as a Ben Folds for the download generation. Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    There are brilliantly crafted moments of pure pop pleasure, but these moments are outweighed by a flagrant battle of straight-up indie-pop/rock and peculiar avante-garde electronic elements
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  13. 5.0 |   Pitchfork

    Smith hasn't yet got the creative or musical chops to make a capital-A album, and completely shunning his naturally artless expression isn't the way to get there
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  14. 5.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A difficult second album that is a bit chaotic and overwhelming - the exact opposite of album number one
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  15. 5.0 |   BBC

    Fails to showcase his strengths, and proves something of an obstacle course for the listener to negotiate
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  16. 3.0 |   God Is In The TV

    For those who are curious about this release, please ignore the misleading title. This really is about as unimaginative as music can get
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