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Individ

The Dodos

Individ

Sixth album from the San Francisco psych folk duo Logan Kroeber and Meric Long

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
Polyvinyl
UK Release date
02/02/2015
US Release date
27/01/2015
  1. 8.3 |   A.V. Club

    Individ is the sound of a band confident and engaged, striking while the amps and mics are hot
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  2. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Although the Dodos haven’t had an objectively bad album to date, this might be the first great album they’ve had in a while
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  3. 8.0 |   The 405

    This is a fraught and definite collection of the uttermost importance
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  4. 7.8 |   Earbuddy

    There’s still the same attention-to-detail that you’d expect out of this duo, but I don’t think we’ve seen anything from them just this explosive and full of life
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  5. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Individ is deeply nestled in The Dodos' shadow, gathering patterns of the past to construct their future without shying away from tried and true habits
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  6. 7.2 |   Pitchfork

    There is something to be said for recognizing and playing to your strengths, trusting your chops, and simply feeling things as intensely as you possibly can.
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  7. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    Comes off as a spiritual partner to their 2008 breakthrough, showing the duo working quite well in comfortable surroundings
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  8. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Folkish psych-pop on guitar and drums with deceptively joyous enthusiasm. Print edition only

  9. 7.0 |   Paste Magazine

    The duo strip back to an elemental core: drums, guitar, layers of druggy vocal harmony
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  10. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    While Individ is marked with the frantic momentum of an inspired studio creation, it ultimately suffers under the weight of its boldness and reckless abandon
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  11. 6.8 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Perhaps more than any previous Dodos album, Individ is a marvel to listen to, an almost aggressively physical display of musicianship and a chemistry borne out of an ideal partnership
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  12. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The trick isn’t to impress the crowd. It’s to impress themselves. Individ sees The Dodos once again acting as their own harshest critics in the wake of darkness
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  13. 6.5 |   Under The Radar

    With Individ, the duo revives a raw, more kinetic spirit that references Visiter, their 2008 release, in small parts
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  14. 6.0 |   NOW

    Although the album's frenetic energy doesn't quite match that of their breakthrough (whether they like it or not, 2008's Visiter will always be their benchmark), it's a solid new direction
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  15. 6.0 |   Q

    Individ is something of a rebirth. Print edition only

  16. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    If this isn’t their finest work, it certainly packs their heftiest punch thus far
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  17. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Individ is certainly a challenging listen
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  18. 6.0 |   God Is In The TV

    All in all, it’s a solid addition to The Dodos’ impressive catalogue, but let’s just say, if you wanted to dance to it, you’d need to grow an extra leg
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