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Heza

Generationals

Heza

Third full-length album of indie pop from New Orleans duo Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer

ADM rating[?]

6.5

Label
Polyvinyl
UK Release date
15/04/2013
US Release date
02/04/2013
  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Heza might not be the most original album you hear this year but it has so much genuine charm, so expertly executed, that it’s impossible not to fall for
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Their own style of indie-pop, heavily underscored by punk, electronic and soul. Print edition only

  3. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Heza subdues itself, managing to remain just as catchy while weaving refreshing soft percussion and engaging instrumental and vocal textures throughout the album’s 10 tracks
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  4. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Where Joyner and Widmer go from here is anyone's guess, but they've reached their high water mark with Heza
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  5. 7.0 |   Bowlegs

    At its best Heza shows flashes of pop brilliance. At its worst, its pop sensibilities can lean towards the twee, but ultimately it’s an extremely listenable and appealing record
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  6. 7.0 |   Paste Magazine

    Timing is Heza’s biggest enemy, with a month to go until Vampire Weekend’s new album, and the end result is greater anticipation for the original model
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  7. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    Blissfully addictive and dangerously catchy, Heza is most certainly one for the more bright and breezy of us this summer
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  8. 6.4 |   Pitchfork

    A competent, talented, charming band instead of a truly memorable one
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  9. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Invested with a kind of pop nous that caters to fans of shimmering dance/ electronica as well as bracing indie
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  10. 6.0 |   State

    The boy-girl vocal and chiming xylophone of ‘Awake’ are perfectly sweet, but Heza fizzles out before its end
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  11. 5.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Particularly on the lengthier tracks, the vitality is extinguished by repetition or the weary vocal-delivery
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  12. 5.0 |   The 405

    Generationals: this was a missed opportunity
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