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Devotion
Rock · 2007 · 11 tracks

Devotion

Hazy, tape-saturated dream pop built on vintage organs and chintzy drum machines. A slow-motion, melancholic masterpiece of late-night intimacy.

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Dusty organ chords and cheap drum machine clicks drift through a room lit only by a dying television. You are pulled into a slow, warm fog of tape hiss and late-night longing.

Devotion · vs · Beach House
Love Lost+0.8σ

The writing leans a touch further into love lost than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Wedding Bell
3:55
02
You Came to Me
4:05
03
Gila
4:46
04
Turtle Island
4:00
05
Holy Dances
4:19
06
All the Years
3:36
07
Heart of Chambers
4:25
08
Some Things Last a Long Time
2:32
09
Astronaut
5:05
10
D.A.R.L.I.N.G.
3:18
11
Home Again
4:09
Moments Worth Waiting For
01Wedding BellThe opening track 'Wedding Bell' establishes the album's wobbly, tape-saturated tone with its warbling organ chords and heavy, anchoring vocal melody.
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Reviews
Critic Consensus

Critics widely praised the album’s warm, melancholic atmosphere and fuller production, appreciating the gentle interplay of soft organ drones and expressive slide guitar. However, some reviewers felt that the songwriting occasionally drifted into lethargy, noting that the slower pacing lacked the mysterious charm of the duo’s debut.

Spin3.5/ 5 stars
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Slant Magazine4.5/ 5 stars
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Rolling Stone3.5/ 5 stars
Pitchfork8.5/ 10
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NME7/ 10
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Entertainment WeeklyB
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The A.V. ClubB+
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Metacritic73/ 100
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AllMusic4/ 5 stars
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