Remind Me Where The Light Is
The second album for the Los Angeles indie-rock duo was produced with Michael Patterson and Nic JodoinLABEL: | Eenie Meenie |
RELEASE DATE: | 28 April 2009 |
DISCS: | 1 disc |
GENRE(S): | Rock, Indie |
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Prefix Magazine:
This is an album that’s extremely clean--the spic-and-span sonics might be the work of producer Michael Patterson. Even if it might help Great Northern achieve some broader success, all that cleansing has buffed away much of the band’s character
Spin:
Unfortunately, the newfound confidence doesn't extend to lyrics rife with nonspecific, mixed-metaphorical angst that smacks of the overwrought youth demo they've otherwise outgrown
PopMatters:
The album’s cleanly produced and confidently performed, and the material has been polished up until it shines brightly at first. But a few repetitions quickly drain Remind Me Where the Light Is of much of its impact.
Slant Magazine:
The production on their sophomore effort, Remind Me Where the Light Is, is both a blessing and a curse, inflating some effects to dazzling prominence while pushing a host of crummy, outdated ideas to the forefront