23 (2007) Album Review

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Music critics combined give 23 a score of 3.3227 out of 4

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Prefix Magazine

23 is one of the more enjoyable musical experiences I have encountered this year.
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Lost At Sea

A delirious fever-dream of an album that continues to impress with each consecutive listen.
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PopMatters

“The Dress” incorporates a wide range of synthesized electronics—copious elsewhere on the release as well—which serves as an effective foil for the band’s formerly guitar-heavy approach; guest bassist Skuli
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musicOMH.com

The one-time prot�g�s of Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley return with 23, their seventh studio album and second on 4AD. The label's influence is easy to hear and the more ethereal melodies they've recently moved towards suit Kazu
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Boston Globe

"23" furthers the group's recent fascination with a sleeker presentation that favors sheen over squall.
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Sputnikmusic

23 has a lack of contrast, and that is really its only flaw.
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musicOMH.com

It's a testament to their talent that by their seventh album they're still continuing to develop and reinvent themselves.
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The Phoenix

There's a supernatural spell of sorts woven through the songs on the new Blonde Redhead album. The New York based trio's seventh album is a weirdly entrancing collection of polished electronics and acoustic-guitar riffs layered
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No Ripcord

It's mostly a collection of decent tunes, polished to a blinding sheen.
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