Some Loud Thunder

2007, Sep 10

Apple Spotify Bandcamp Indie Rock Indie Pop 95 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Pitchfork 7.2/10 A.V. Club D+ Rolling Stone 3/5 DIY 2/5 All Music 3.5/5 The Skinny 4/5 Gigwise 8/10 The Observer 4/5 Pop Matters 4/10 The Guardian 4/5 music OMH 2/5 Uncut 6/10

Pitchfork 7.2/10 In the past two years, this proto-Web 2.0 band has seen the myth of its self-made success eclipse the music contained on its still-fantastic debut. The band responded by enlisting producer Dave Fridmann to help shape a sophomore effort that, once again, it's quietly nudging into the marketplace.

The Observer 4/5 The first album was no fluke, says Emma Warren. Brooklyn's indie kings have refined their music and retained its joyful deviance.

Pop Matters 4/10 Why do today’s musicians believe that an album must have more than ten tracks? Dylan was content to have nine tracks on Highway 61 Revisited...

The Guardian 4/5 (Wichita)