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6.4

“E6 holdovers manage to integrate their 1960s folk fetish with their 70s rock jones on this Rykodisc release.”

In a Cave

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5.9

“A band that once could be described as traipsing through a blissful psych-pop daydream, Elf Power now appear doomed to wander through indie rock purgatory for an eternity. Outliving just about every other original E6 band, they've made a career flirting with both commercial and critical success only to come up empty-handed in relation to their E6 peers. Their mainstream coup, 2004's *Walking With ”

Walking with the Beggar Boys

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5.7

“"Take me," Andrew Rieger growls, T.Rex-style, on the title track of Elf Power's sixth album, *Walking with the Beggar Boys*, before launching into a garish, grating, noisy, psychedelic guitar solo that's completely out of sync with the song's trippily organic pop. It's a mercifully short sojourn-- only a few measures-- and the only thing that keeps it from completely derailing the song is Reiger's”

Elf Power

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5.6

“The Elephant 6 vets dial down their pop hooks for a record dedicated to their late friend, frequent collaborator, and fellow Athenian Vic Chesnutt.”

Sunlight on the Moon

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5.5

“The Athens psych-pop mainstays 12th album buzzes and hums more like the Elf Power of old. The patina of fuzz that surrounds most of these tracks makes Sunlight on the Moon the scrappiest Elf Power collection in quite some time.”

Creatures

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5.5

“Was a time I didn't think much of Elf Power. Dismissed 'em as second-generation Georgia retro-pop-- well-executed but by-the-numbers 70s psych-rock with a bunch of chord changes snatched outta Lou Reed's ass pocket. But one day, I came around to these small-town, tousle-headed geeks. Seemed the closer I listened, the more I became aware of the subtle differences that came with the hints of Middle ”