Tempest - Tussle
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  • Summary: This is the fourth release for the instrumental rock band led by Nathan Burazer.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
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  1. All Music Guide
    Oct 8, 2012
    80
    It might be Tussle's most subdued music to date, but it works equally well as a hypnotic wash of sound and as riveting close listening, especially late at night.
  2. XLR8r
    Oct 8, 2012
    75
    The band now has the command of this organic/synthetic versatility in its toolbelt, often using it to find an ideal balance between highly finessed electronic soundscapes and bouts of raw, physical musicianship.
  3. Pitchfork
    Oct 8, 2012
    60
    Without that commitment to either pop immediacy or boundary-pushing weirdness, let alone being able to pull of both at once, Tussle are always going to feel like they occupy some kind of tepid middle-ground, however sharply their cymbals are recorded.

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