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Romanian Names holds the unfortunate and surprising distinction of being the very first John Vanderslice album to feel like just another John Vanderslice album.
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This is a “nice” album, not a great one. It pleases with clean, intelligent production, thoughtful arrangements, clever, elliptical words.
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It’s certainly an enjoyable collection of pop songs, but, unfortunately, it’s mostly innocuous and not as remarkable as past efforts.
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Under The RadarAlthough Romanian Names drops the terrorism fixation, it does attempt to make the most of the other moves that its predecessors did, but to diminishing returns. [Spring 2009, p.68]
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Q MagazineA unique, if impenetrable artists, Vanderslice deserves a wider audience. [Jun 2009, p.132]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 0 out of 10
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Negative: 1 out of 10
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RichardF.May 22, 2009His tightest, most accessible album to date. Ranks at the top of his list, not nearly as average as the reviews let on.
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LaunceRMay 22, 2009
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JRockMay 21, 2009JV is the stuff. The Horrors get an 82 and Vanderpuff gets a 71? Hype vs substance. Ding Ding, substance wins!