Ultramarine

Young Galaxy - Ultramarine
Critic Score
Based on 11 reviews
2013 Ratings: #369 / 1115
User Score
Based on 52 ratings
2013 Rank: #339
April 23, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Paper Bag / Label
Indie Pop / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

91
Pretty Much Amazing

What truly makes Ultramarine penetrate beyond the passé realm of feel-good electropop, are the subliminal hints of evanescent existence scattered amidst the stardust.

80
Drowned in Sound

Ultramarine moves Young Galaxy from being a great indie band to being a great band, full stop. The songs profoundly move the body and the psyche in equal measure.

80
AllMusic

Whether McCandless is soaring over the icy electronic shimmer of tracks like "Fall for You" and "New Summer" or cooing in her husky croon on the synth disco number "Out the Gate Backwards," she makes Ultramarine a hypnotic, addictive listen.

80
The 405

As immediate as Ultramarine is as a whole, there are a number of growers on the album, mainly popping up during the album's middle section.

78
Pitchfork

It’s no slight to say nothing on Ultramarine matches its opening triad-- not much does. The remainder of it is solid, though it shows a band still using established pop framework in lieu of a personality.

63
Paste

While this album’s forays into club kid territory miss the mark, there’s plenty to like about it. 

60
PopMatters

McCandless has a great voice, and when Young Galaxy gives her strong material their songs really work. But she can’t do it on her own, and the middle chunk of Ultramarine proves that.

tha138
62

Among the scattered clichés of the couple's fourth album, what acts as a decoy and attracts our attention is the annoying tension that lies within the songs and doesn't allow the senses to relax.

CheapandLethal
45

Pretty poor

Antonis
83

A great grower and charmer, this music targets the heart and mind in equal measure.

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Track List

  1. Pretty Boy
  2. Fall for You
  3. New Summer
  4. Fever
  5. Hard to Tell
  6. What We Want
  7. Out the Gate Backwards
  8. In Fire
  9. Privileged Poor
  10. Sleepwalk With Me

Year End Lists

#37/Gorilla vs. Bear
#72/Under the Radar
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Added on: January 15, 2013