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Aug 19, 2015Without a doubt, this is his poppiest album--but he still holds on to his penchant for a good vocal-less groove.
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Aug 12, 2015Jamison's most captivating and personal album yet.
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Aug 12, 2015Recorded in just ten days, Morning World stands as Teen Daze's most effortless work to date, coming off thoughtful and patient without ever succumbing to the burden of "style."
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Aug 7, 2015No major leaps have been made and no showstoppers have been added. An effort to buck convention make have actually just made the project slide a few steps backwards.
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Aug 7, 2015Jamison already knew how to craft a provocative sonic landscape. Getting the lyrics to match, on the other hand, is still a balancing act.
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Aug 7, 2015While it's admirable that he's trying new things and broadening his scope, Morning World still feels like an experiment or a transitional stage.
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Aug 14, 2015The album skates from tumbling tracks like “Pink” and “Morning World”—which are reminiscent of the slightly math indie-rock sound of the solid Polyvinyl band Aloha—to a jam like “It Starts At The Water,” which features static washes floating in and out of the atmosphere while an underground buzz burrows beneath a simple, chugging beat.
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Aug 7, 2015Teen Daze’s latest effort is ultimately a pastoral that succeeds when it is allowed to gallop forward on the strength of its skilled instrumentation, and falters whenever Jamison opens his mouth.