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Green Lanes

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Green Lanes

Second indie pop collaboration between James Hoare (Veronica Falls) and Jack Cooper (Mazes)

ADM rating[?]

6.6

Label
Trouble In Mind
UK Release date
07/08/2015
US Release date
07/08/2015
  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    The two work so well together, meshing styles so easily and breezily, that the resulting album feels like they've been working together for many years, not just a short time
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  2. 8.0 |   DIY

    All the classic components of a timeless record
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  3. 7.4 |   Earbuddy

    Green Lanes recalls the dustiest of old vinyl records for sale in your local flea market
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  4. 7.4 |   Pitchfork

    Just as Real Estate's music gathers meaning in nostalgia, Cooper and Hoare tap into universal experiences that approach profundity rather than mundanity
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  5. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    It's low-key rock through a real-life Instagram lens with guitar solos to boot
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  6. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    Its summery jolliness – despite some of its subject matter – will lift and carry the listener away on a dreamy cloud of nostalgia
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  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Unhurried and casual, going forth leisurely seeking various ways to perfect their syncopated jangle melodies.
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  8. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The band prove themselves adept at crafting dreamy pop songs, with catchy melodies and lovely, soft, understated vocal harmonies
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  9. 7.0 |   Gig Soup

    Nonetheless when – or in Britain’s case, if – the sun comes out, Green Lanes is a more than fitting soundtrack
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  10. 6.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Green Lanes is rooted in it's own moment, passing without much incident, shining brief, but bright, and remaining charming
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  11. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    There’s little evidence the duo had a mission to make the album of a lifetime. It’s more of a heavenly-sounding hobby
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  12. 6.0 |   The 405

    Green Lanes does an excellent job of bedding down excitement across its entire length, and not just in this one moment. If you wanted something a little more edgy, too bad
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  13. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    Wistful jangling at its best
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  14. 6.0 |   NOW

    Once you’ve finished playing Name That Influence, it becomes just a nice mid-tempo indie pop record with catchy guitar hooks
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  15. 6.0 |   Q

    There are several moments that recapture the magic of their debut. Print edition only

  16. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    A deliciously woozy guitar rush, buzzing in the style of the Velvets or the Clean, yet infused by the spirit of the Grateful Dead
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  17. 6.0 |   Time Out

    Repeats the low-key Velvets-meet-Beatles-meet-Kinks trick, with zero innovation but lots of charm
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  18. 5.8 |   Consequence Of Sound

    It’s hard to imagine Green Lanes as anything more than a forgettable addition to your “Indie/Alt” playlist on Spotify
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