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| Lostatsea |
 The Uglysuit inhabits some of the same sonic territory as several well-known indie pop giants. The comparisons are inevitable so I will get them out of the way now: They have the vocal harmonies and pop hooks of The Shins; the massive, multi-instrumental talent of The Decemberists; and the thunderous rhythms of My Morning Jacket. The thing is though, when all of those diverse influences converge in this young Midwestern band a very original, un-derivative sound is born. That said, for many a scenester, those reference points will be enough to decry The Uglysuit's eponymous debut as derivative or passé and, frankly, I imagine the band is fine with that. The Uglysuit don't seem to be about genre politics. The soaring "wall of sound" heights, the dramatic shifts in dynamics and the harmonic, sheer pop perfection of each song adds up to a spectacular collection of tunes that will inevitably appeal to a broad audience. Music this good can't be ignored for long....full text |
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| Allmusic |
| There's nothing unattractive about the Uglysuit's debut album, whose nine tracks veer between breezy indie pop, psychedelic folk, shoegaze, and flashes of laid-back math rock. That's an odd combination, to be sure, but the Uglysuit tackle those shifting time signatures without losing their mellow, a move that adds complexity while preserving the sunny California vibes these Midwesterners evoke so easily. Apart from such straightforward pop nuggets as "Chicago," many of the album's songs progress in movements, with "Everyone Now Has a Smile" (one of two seven-minute epics on the disc) shifting from ethereal piano arpeggios to a bouncing jam band breakdown. When the bandmates decide to really crank up the volume, as they do during the psych rock conclusion to "Happy Yellow Rainbow," the sound is more cathartic than jarring. It's difficult to carve one's own niche in the indie rock world -- the genre is already congested with countless niches, most of them quite similar to the next one -- but the Uglysuit have stumbled across something truly unique here....full text |
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| Avclub |
| Practically every minute on The Uglysuit's debut full-length sounds familiar, in mostly positive ways. These Oklahoma City young'ns—barely into their 20s—haven't exactly perfected the art of distilling their influences, so bits of other bands creep in: a sprinkle of The Shins here, a light dusting of Wilco there, some Midlake, and a strong pinch of Conor Oberst's voice on one track, "…And We Became Sunshine." There are enough obvious antecedents that The Uglysuit can mix and match to make potent new combinations—and the group tends to borrow mood as much as the tangible elements. Their self-titled disc's clear highlight is the country-rocking "Chicago," which wrangles a chorus more forcefully than the rest of the wandering songs. "Elliot Travels" is 80 seconds of pretty piano, which takes off into the choral, jaunty "Anthems Of Arctic Birds," which in turn winds into the dirgey seven-minute "Everyone Now Has A Smile," which at its swirliest moments recalls Ride....full text |
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