Architecture In HelsinkiBest Architecture In Helsinki Albums Ranked

In Case We Die

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8.8

“The Aussie octet's latest LP is reminiscent of the ecstatic impatience and pretentious-pop charm of the Fiery Furnaces' Blueberry Boat and Animal Collective's Sung Tongs, with multiple metamorphoses within each song-- albeit in tighter, briefer packages than the Furnaces-- and a diverse, expansive sonic palate.”

Fingers Crossed

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8.2

“Paper plates have been liberally smeared with bright yellow icing. Blue cocktail napkins, sticky and balled, float in partially consumed cups of apple juice. Shreds of wrapping paper and ribbon dot the lawn, abandoned sacks of loot topple over into the flower bed, candy necklaces and pink rubber balls slowly spill into the topsoil. Children run at full speed, in every direction. And on a cheap por”

Moment Bends

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6.5

“Australian indie-pop band continues to move away from the precocious and cute toward a more streamlined, highly polished sound.”

Places Like This

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6.4

“More unorthodox arrangements from a diverse Australian assemblage that is able to appear at various times as a blippy dance-punk outfit, a marching band, an a capella group, a children's musical troupe, or a psychedelic commune-- sometimes all within the confines of one three-minute song.”

Now + 4Eva

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5.2

“Australian indie pop collective Architecture in Helsinki’s new record finds them continuing to embrace simple, radio-friendly sounds, with one foot newly planted in the realm of contemporary synth-pop. NOW + 4EVA rings with genuine enthusiasm.”