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MojoBut whereas their 2004 debut EP Headgit was intriguing if slightly stiff, they have developed into a propulsive unit with good tunes and a panoramic, near-psychedelic guitar sound. [Jan 2010, p. 90]
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Almost nothing on Landing is relevant to the music scene or the world at large in 2009. Still, there’s something appealing about the way Githead adheres to the big beats and soft grind of songs.
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FilterGithead cohesively blends the sounds of each of the foursome's past experiences. [Holiday 2009, p.95]
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Landing may take a number of listens to begin to sink in, but when it does, it stays with you.
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So be prepared to hit the shuffle button after you add Landing to your music playlist. But for those times you need a soundtrack for going nowhere in particular, Landing in its entirely will do the job.
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Landing is a well-made bit of fun, but it’s no more than that.
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Alternative PressWhile there are moments of buzzing, high-flying bliss on Githead's third LP, one can't escape the sensation of horizon-hugging deja vu. [Jan 2010, p.94]
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Q MagazineIt's the sinuous, propulsive bass of Malka Spigel (Newman's wife and co-founder of the Swim~label) that takes centre stage, never more so than on instrumental opener Faster, the first of several tracks to invoke the ghost of New order. [Jan 2010, p. 119]
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UncutFor their third album, Githead - that's Wire's Colin Newman, Robin 'Scanner' Rimbaud, and Malka Spigel and Max Franken of Israeli post-punkers Minimal Compact - have partly abandoned the sly hooks of 2007's well-named Art Pop In favour of a leaner and more ambient approach. [Jan 2010, p. 112]
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The droning effect of the guitars-- all that static strumming-- might be more effective if they didn't sound so rounded-off and sanded down into a blur. It saps the life out of the songs, which come off more drab than they should.
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Under The RadarThey rarely let loose with their old 4AD/post-punk strafing runs. [Holiday 2009, p.80]