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Rewolf

EMAILPRINTby Asobi Seksu

Asobi Seksu reviews
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8.0 User Score:

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Album Info

Label: Polyvinyl

Release Date: 10 November 2009

Discs: 1 disc

Genre(s): Rock, Indie, Pop

Summary

The fourth full-length album for the New York City-based band features reworkings of some of its previously released songs.

What The Critics Said

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80

Slant Magazine

Chikudate can reign uninterrupted, taking center stage to the sounds of humbled guitars, trickling bells, and the charm of her own lyrical whimsy.

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80

Alternative Press

Rewolf is as essential to Asobi Seksu's oeuvre as any of their preceding records. [Dec 2009, p.108]

64

Filter

By its very nature, the sonic range is reduced and the vocals sit tightly in the piano and acoustic guitar lines, as in "Blind Little Rain," where the vocal movement is as playful as it is devastating with Yuki's ghostly calling. [Holiday 2009, p. 92]

64

Pitchfork

Though it's lightweight, Rewolf gives me a bit of hope that they'll push themselves outward a bit more next time.

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60

PopMatters

If you’re looking for the daring next step in Asobi Seksu’s sonic evolution, this is not it. Instead, Rewolf is nothing more ambitious than a very good album of acoustic renderings.

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60

Prefix Magazine

It was made confidently, with no apparent intentions of it being some toss-off or fan-only disc. But by album's end, don't be surprised if you're reaching for "Citrus" to dive back into their dream world.

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50

Under The Radar

Rewolf may be a rerecording, but it lacks another crucial "re" word--"revelation." [Holiday 2009, p.78]

40

All Music Guide

Rewolf ends up being a failure in two ways. The first is that the songs aren't strong enough to withstand the acoustic treatment....The second major flaw, and the one that really kills the album, has to do with what the lack of volume and energy uncovers.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

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