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Times Infinity Volume Two

The Dears

Times Infinity Volume Two

Second album this year from the Montreal indie rock group led by husband and wife duo Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak

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6.3

Label
Dangerbird Records
UK Release date
14/07/2017
US Release date
14/07/2017
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  1. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Seven albums in, they’re still capable of surprises
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  2. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Though the fanfare surrounding the band may have dwindled slightly, the heartfelt emotion they deliver has not
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  3. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    When all’s said and done, it could just be that the two Times Infinity records are considered The Dears’ best work. …Volume Two is another triumph
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  4. 7.4 |   Paste Magazine

    A moody collision of sprawling yet succinct melodies, all driven by Lightman’s irrepressible croon, didactic rhythms and arrangements that are measured and articulate
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  5. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Although darker than Volume One, this release is more accessible and feels like The Dears getting back on the right track
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  6. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Their lightly experimental pop is best when they pull their focus in tight. Print edition only

  7. 5.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Lightburn’s penchant for sweeping, cinematic song craft is stifled by this lower-fi, seemingly DIY approach
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  8. 3.3 |   A.V. Club

    Throughout, the album is marred by dated, slathered-on digital effects or chintzy, ’70s romantic drama synth-strings, or laden with clunky refrains
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  • 1. Taking It to the Grave N/A
  • 2. All the Hail Marys N/A
  • 3. Of Fisticuffs N/A
  • 4. Nothing in It for Me Nothing in It for You N/A
  • 5. 1998 N/A
  • 6. Until Deathrow N/A
  • 7. Guns or Knives N/A
  • 8. I'm Sorry That I Wished You Dead N/A
  • 9. I Love You Times Infinity N/A
  • 10. End of Tour N/A
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