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Jonathan Bogart: If you thought the song was unbearably twee, for God’s sake don’t watch the video.
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Will Adams: Does this count as children’s music? The hokey arrangement and cutesy lyrics suggest as much. When I have children, I’ll put this on a mix CD for roadtrips, but I’ll place it near the end so they’ll already be asleep when it rolls around.
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Patrick St. Michel: Looking for a simple retort to that New York Times article about hipsters and irony? Play this number, and watch smarmy sincerity prove to be just as aggravating.
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Anthony Easton: It might be a theological error, but I’ve always had a problem with this kind of popularizing of gospel music — they want all of the rewards of the divine, but none of the works.
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Alfred Soto: The solo is gorgeous, pure liquid accompaniment for this mild stomper.
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Brad Shoup: What do we call this, Cashface? It’s like countrified sunshine pop mixed by Ariel Pink. The guitarwork is outstanding: thick tone doled out with care. I even like how poorly the two leads mix on the chorus, like they’re chirping two different songs. They really are, but in sequence not parallel. Overhaul the listy lyric and we’d have something.
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Katherine St Asaph: “I’ll be the church, you be the steeple.” Shut all the doors and kill all the people.
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