Hi Beams

Javelin - Hi Beams
Critic Score
Based on 11 reviews
2013 Ratings: #991 / 1115
User Score
Based on 5 ratings
March 5, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
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CRITIC REVIEWS

71
Beats Per Minute

Javelin’s sound has in fact undergone distilled changes, but the result is still a fun album that once again brings up the question of what could be next for the duo.

70
PopMatters

For any of its faults, Hi Beams is a fearless record from a fearless duo and it can only get better from here.

70
NME

It's largely a successful experiment, with sumptuous keyboard melodies and live drum breaks replacing the heaped samples of old, while still packing enough Prince-like booty-shaking hooks to make even The Purple One go all green-eyed.

60
musicOMH

It’s an enjoyable and straightforward listen even if its overall impact is small

60
Consequence of Sound

As evidenced by their remixes, the instrumental tracks here, and some of the pithier vocals, Javelin are high-caliber producers; their lyrics and melodies just haven’t matched that intensity.

50
Drowned in Sound

Hi Beams is an album that delights and baffles in almost equal measures.

50
DIY

Javelin's sense of ambition is certainly commendable, and despite its shortcomings, 'Hi Beams' still provides some examples of dizzyingly odd pop.

48
Pitchfork

It's obvious that Hi Beams was meant to be a candy-colored experience, but instead of inducing a sugar rush, it results in little more than a fitful stomach ache.

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Track List

  1. Light Out
  2. Nnormal
  3. Judgement Nite
  4. Airfield Revised
  5. Friending Revised
  6. l'Ocean 
  7. Drummachines
  8. City Pals
  9. Garth Hudson 
  10. The Stars
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Added on: February 27, 2013