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Mar 20, 2013Henry Tremain does a fine job replacing the ever-inventive Stuart Smith on vocals. His lyrics aren't that much fun to sing, but they're nice to read.
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Jan 24, 2013Though the band's approach is fairly consistent throughout the album, there are instrumental ideas explored with tracks like In The Branches of Yggdrasil and Nice Riff, Clichard, the latter of which takes a shot at some melancholic Richard D. James beat invention.
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Jan 24, 2013They still may not make an incredibly fashionable brand of music, but this new record shows that they're pretty great at it.
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Feb 11, 2013Some improved diversity and novel musical ideas make 13.0.0.0.0 a much more interesting listen, though, and it's nice to hear a math rock band bringing more than just math to their songwriting sensibilities.
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Jan 25, 2013Unfortunately, despite the tightness of this trio's musical interplay, 13.0.0.0.0 overall suffers from a homogenous sound.
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Q MagazineJan 24, 2013The virtuoso musicianship largely eclipses Henry Tremain's insipid vocals. [Feb 2013, p.112]
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Jan 24, 2013The tracks are less punchy than before and perhaps more subdued, though this is the sort of music that needs to be immersed in and often takes time to truly appreciate.
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Jan 24, 201313.0.0.0.0 is a solid album with beautiful moments, but in the end, it lacks the grit that could push TTNG higher.
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Jan 24, 2013Its fervent technicality can leave it feeling soulless, lacking grit, bite or real emotion. It can become stifling and songs tend to blur together. But there are moments of beauty too.