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We Knew It Was Not Going to Be Like This

Surf City

We Knew It Was Not Going to Be Like This

Second full-length release from the New Zealand laid-back space rock and psych pop band

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6.8

Label
Fire
UK Release date
19/08/2013
US Release date
20/08/2013
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  1. 8.0 |   The 405

    Surf City have honed their craft after time away. The content is refreshed, much more streamlined and pop-oriented, with plenty of moments to groove along to
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  2. 8.0 |   All Music

    If Surf City can keep it up, they may make a classic noise pop record some day. This one comes darn close
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  3. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    A chilled-out, longing slice of psych melancholia that's the perfect soundtrack for your remaining stub of summer
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  4. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    The album’s sense of propulsion is so strong even the weaker tracks don’t drag at all
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  5. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    They bring the beach to the forefront, at least for the beginning of many songs
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  6. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Haunted by the ghost of Snapper, a sort of Antipodean Suicide. Print edition only

  7. 6.6 |   Pitchfork

    A steady procession of jangle-fuzz jingles that yield moments of brain-massaging beauty but little of Surf City’s more combustible qualities
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  8. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    It’s their willingness to kick loose and see where things end up that save them from accusations of throwaway retroism
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  • 1. It's a Common Life N/A
  • 2. I Had the Starring Role N/A
  • 3. Song from a Short-Lived Tv Series N/A
  • 4. Nyc N/A
  • 5. Claims of a Galactic Medium N/A
  • 6. No Place to Go N/A
  • 7. I Want You N/A
  • 8. Oceanic Graphs of the Wilderness N/A
  • 9. What Gets Me By N/A
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