Wildflower

AlbumJul 08 / 201622 songs, 1h 4m 10s
Plunderphonics Neo-Psychedelia
Popular Highly Rated

The Australian group finally returns with its long-rumored follow-up to *Since I Left You*, the 2000 album that earned them a ravenous following. *Wildflower* is a continuous mix of the wild and weird, another hallucinogenic collage of samples ranging from R&B to orchestral pop. From the calypso-klezmer \"Frankie Sinatra,\" featuring Danny Brown, to Biz Markie chomping over a Beatles sample on \"Noisy Eater,” it’s the tour de force soundtrack to music\'s past and present.

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Whatever you might think about sampling others’ music rather than making your own, The Avalanches’ Since I Left You is arguably the apex of the art form/act of wanton criminality. The Australian group’s 2000 debut made even the expertly crate-digging DJ Shadow look like a bored Sam Goody browser. Its surgical…

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A wide-eyed and gleeful crayon meld of primary colour and clashing sounds that doesn’t give a damn about staying within the lines.

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There won’t be a 2016 album with a more exuberant opening than the Avalanches’ Wildflower. On the opening cut, “Because I’m…

The Australian trio’s long-awaited return brings no radical changes to their style 

Check out our album review of Artist's Wildflower on Rolling Stone.com.

The Avalanches have gone beyond their calling.

Download this: 'Because I’m Me', 'Frankie Sinatra', 'Colours', 'The Noisy Eater', 'Kaleidoscopic Lovers', 'Saturday Night Inside Out'

Melbourne's The Avalanches finally re-emerge after 16 years! This sophomore effort is bright, colourful and psychedelic, but isn't without its problems.

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A decade and a half is a very, very big gap to have between your first and second album, but then, some things are worth the wait.   Slowe...

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In the time it's taken Tony Di Blasi and Robbie Chater to follow up The Avalanches' sublime 2000 debut Since I Left You the world has somersaulted on its axis more than once.

A pastoral, wistful brand of psychedelia works its retro magic on this long-awaited comeback

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After waiting so many years, it’s worth the extra patience to let the Avalanches’s Wildflower sink in.

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'Wildflower' by The Avalanches, album review by Matthew Wardell. The album comes out 7/8 on Astralwerks. The lead single "Frankie Sinatra" is now streaming.

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Album Reviews: The Avalanches - Wildflower

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The Avalanches - Wildflower review:

The Aussie sample stichers' follow-up inhabits the light and makes sense in the sun. CD new music review by Barney Harsent

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