Librarians

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Words about "Present Passed"
Complexity is not usually so discreet, but as Librarians' songs evolve and flourish in a surprisingly cohesive narrative there will be cause to replay several songs for the sheer reason of so many enjoyable things going on. For pop music this readily accessible, it is an incredibly rare thing.
-Obscure Sound



Some reviews talk about "baroque pop", which is not completely wrong, but it doesn't really hit what this album is about. The album is what the title says past the present, up and away to a bright psychedelic future.
-Eden Is Neon
Librarians has clearly spent the intervening years between releases honing its craft. It's always a pleasure to see that a band has developed itself, and challenged itself, but it's somewhat rare that bands succeed at the task. Present Passed proves that it's not only possible but rewarding to do so. Why do I get the feeling that if this were a New York band, and not a West Virginia band, the blogs would be all over this record?
-Adequacy.net review by Dr. Jekyll
Present Passed falls short in every level, it's as though the band released all their mediocre B-sides and kept the catchier and interesting tracks reserved for another release, the record is tedious and frustrating leaving one with a pounding headache after one listen. Overall, this is a record that's unmistakably unremarkable.
-Adequacy.net review by Mr. Hyde
Thankfully, after writing this review I can put the Librarians newest release Present Passed in the past and forgot about the half hour worth of tracks that I will never listen to again. Do yourself a favor and don't check this out before you find yourself angry for the time you lost doing so.
-Wonka Vision Magazine



Words about "Alright Easy Candy Stranger"
If Librarian's Stranger were a novel, it'd be a page-turner about the numb and the beautiful, with the bite of Bret Easton Ellis, minus his bleakness. At a tight 11 tracks, the album delivers dark disco elements, synth splashes, swaggering guitar licks, and insistent drums anchored by deliciously indifferent, deadpan vocals.
-Spin Magazine
This is one of the best pop albums of 2006.
-Amplifier
Nothing lulls on the 11-track Alright Easy Candy Stranger; each song overwhelms on its own while energetically and seamlessly driving forward to the next.
-Magnet
Is this a joke? Imagine Gary Numan fronting Les Savy Fav. These guys did, and still it didn't put them off making this plodding, lifeless bore.
-Harp Magazine
I listened to this while eating my dinner of eating pizza and drinking root beer. All I heard was some really annoying guitar.
-Dagger