Lesser Evil

Doldrums - Lesser Evil
Critic Score
Based on 19 reviews
2013 Ratings: #208 / 1115
User Score
Based on 54 ratings
2013 Rank: #278
February 26, 2013 / Release Date
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CRITIC REVIEWS

85
The 405

Lesser Evil ultimately comprises a raw thrill that excites just as much as it challenges

80
Under the Radar

That's what's most captivating about Lesser Evil-the manner in which Woodhead conjures a frenzied world replete with regret, unrepentant pleasure, and a foreboding sense of losing it at any given moment.

80
Pitchfork

These songs sound complex, but lyrically they're mostly about simple things that we fixate on when we're young: love, identity, escape.

75
Pretty Much Amazing

Doldrums’ ability to hop genres with ease, write catchy melodies, and–above all–sound like he’s having fun doing it renders his place unique in an overcrowded genre, and his debut a promising one. 

70
DIY

In the wider picture, this may not make the impressive strides 'Visions' or Purity Ring's 'Shrines' did, but there's every chance 'Lesser Evil' can find an audience to smother it in all the affection it deserves. 

70
NME

Like a good new party drug, ‘Lesser Evil’ finds a sweet spot more often than not if you let it.

70
Tiny Mix Tapes

It’s true that Lesser Evil wanders around an uncompromising and dizzying array of (sometimes harsh, predominantly beautiful) sounds, but if one takes a step back and looks at what Airick Woodhead is doing, that’s the point.

60
PopMatters

Lesser Evil is not without its merits, and there’s something here for those willing to wade through the murk and warped, fractured imagination of Woodhead, and you may come to realize that he’s doing something truly challenging.

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Added on: February 7, 2013