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Shadow Of The Sun

Moon Duo

Shadow Of The Sun

Fourth album of ambient psychedelic rock from Wooden Shjips guitarist Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Sacred Bones
UK Release date
02/03/2015
  1. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It’s a muscular, exhilarating and slightly scary experience, but one that makes Shadow of the Sun a tippy, interstellar journey all the more worthwhile taking
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  2. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    Shadow Of The Sun is a straight shot down a long, sunbaked highway – with no exit in sight
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  3. 8.0 |   The Music

    Through the haze and drone there is a pop sensibility at the heart of Moon Duo’s music
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  4. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Despite the feeling that anything could happen, the album eschews chaos for structure
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  5. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Marks another triumph for the rapidly becoming essential Moon Duo
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  6. 8.0 |   All Music

    A sterling return to form that gives their best album, 2001's Mazes, a run for its money
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  7. 8.0 |   The FT

    Rich textures save their third album Shadow of the Sun from mere copyism
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  8. 7.5 |   Beardfood

    Their best work to date
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  9. 7.5 |   Paste Magazine

    Don’t expend too much mental energy on it, and you’ll dance through it all with a huge grin on your face
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  10. 7.0 |   Art Rocker

    The medium is tedious, but they sure do it well
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  11. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    Fuzzed out riffs, Santana solos and droning, monotone vocals. That may not sound like a compliment, but for Moon Duo it somehow works
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  12. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Shadow of the Sun’s fondness for repetition doesn’t come at the sacrifice of the element of surprise
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  13. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It feels like the dull slow-pour of cement and more the transcendent soar of a jet engine’s roar, such is the lightness of touch and consciousness of melody they deploy
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  14. 6.8 |   Earbuddy

    It’s good background synth-psych music, but nothing engaging enough to warrant multiple listens
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  15. 6.6 |   Pitchfork

    None of the songs on Shadow of the Sun sound new, but the familiar sounds create an atmosphere of safety that allows the more unexpected elements of the record all the more noteworthy
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  16. 6.5 |   Under The Radar

    Each song on Shadow of the Sun lays down a single riff or chord and runs it into the ground
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  17. 6.0 |   NOW

    They call themselves "repeat-o rock" for good reason
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  18. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    An album to nod enthusiastically alongside but not particularly one to return for repeated listens
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  19. 4.0 |   DIY

    Their psychedelic odyssey sounds like a retelling of the same story, a game of Chinese whispers that loses the important details
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