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8.2
92919
8.2 |
Gig Soup
The heavy, reverberating surf-rock we’ve grown to know and love from Surfer Blood still has a very important place on this album
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7.5
92882
7.5 |
A.V. Club
This feels a little like a missed opportunity; after all, if there were one record for which Surfer Blood could get a free pass to drop some of its buoyant demeanor, it’s this one
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7.0
92907
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Snowdonia is a strong first entry into what will surely be a new chapter of the Surfer Blood story
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7.0
92917
7.0 |
Exclaim
Fans will appreciate the added ambition here, on top of the elements they've come to know and love
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7.0
92920
7.0 |
Clash
After an unimaginably tough year, Surfer Blood should reap the rewards of soldiering on. Inspiring stuff
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7.0
92924
7.0 |
Uncut
The flirtations with more dissonant sounds throughout also point to a welcome eagerness to roughen up the latest results of Surfer Blood's ongoing quest to find the happy medium between the Pixies and The Hollies. Print edition only
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7.0
92983
7.0 |
Beardfood
Their best album since the debut
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7.0
92987
7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
With enough confidence and time to allow fresh wounds to heal, Surfer Blood may well once again be an indie force to be reckoned with
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7.0
93925
7.0 |
Under The Radar
It feels brand new and familiar at the same time
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6.9
93106
6.9 |
Pitchfork
Surfer Blood return with an album shadowed by grief. Paradoxically, it's their sunniest and loosest record in years
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6.0
93184
6.0 |
Q
They may not quite manage sustained quality, but they're getting closer. Print edition only
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6.0
93196
6.0 |
musicOMH
Those expecting a dour affair should look elsewhere. In terms of tone you’d barely know that tragedy had beset the band, with Snowdonia’s early moments being positively upbeat
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6.0
94649
6.0 |
No Ripcord
For an album steeped so much in coming to terms with loss and grief, with finding redemption, and with starting anew, it captures Surfer Blood doing something they haven't done in years, and that's have fun making music
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6.0
93063
6.0 |
PopMatters
You’ll want to listen to some tracks over and over again, some just once, and some for 30 seconds or less
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6.0
92928
6.0 |
DIY
An emotional affair
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6.0
92884
6.0 |
All Music
Sometimes, it sounds like Surfer Blood don't know exactly what to do next -- which is understandable, considering the massive changes and losses they've experienced. However, there are enough promising moments on Snowdonia to suggest that they'll figure it out
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6.0
92875
6.0 |
The Guardian
It’s a bright but unremarkable return, perhaps best represented by the opening track, Matter of Time, which is filled with a desire to seek salvation from their music
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5.2
93580
5.2 |
Earbuddy
The ideas are mostly there, but the delivery leaves quite a bit to be desired
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5.0
92900
5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A rather average document, already a relic on arrival, with about three standout songs among a soporific wash of over-polished Flying Nun imitations
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