March 7th, 2012

‘Best Behavior’ by DINOWALRUS is reviewed this week on Pitchfork

“Sole permanent member Peter Feigenbaum is a subtly inventive guitarist with real-deal technique and the drum patterns are stuttering and busy on a micro level but turn into mesmeric loops when you telescope outwards. These things were also true on something like “I Hate Numbers”, the one time % verged on anthemic, and clearly the jumping-off point for Best Behavior. So, sometimes, fulfilling your promise requires a system that can encourage your talents, and within the first minute of “Phone Home From the Edge”, you see a proper application of weapons already at their disposal.

Feigenbaum unleashes a brief flurry of tapped guitar runs and a bungee-like use of a pitchshifter pedal meant as hooks rather than repellants, and soon Dinowalrus go widescreen toward a wondrous and tersely worded chorus that could pass for Deserter’s Songs-era Mercury Rev. It’s a natural progression from the playful and purposeful opener “The Gift Shop”, where bubbling bongos, contrapuntal guitar riffs and falsetto “oooh-oohs” weave in and out of the mix and establish a constant momentum and fluidity. Within the album’s first 10 minutes, Dinowalrus prove to have just as many disparate ideas as they did on %; they’re just better at organizing them now.” 7 / 10 – Pitchfork

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