| Pigeons | ||||
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| Released | June 8, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 47:44 | |||
| Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
| Producer | Here We Go Magic | |||
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Pigeons is second album from Brooklyn-based indie rock band Here We Go Magic and was released via Secretly Canadian in June 2010.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| NME |   [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.5/10 [4] |
| Slant |  [5] |
Regarding Here We Go Magic's second album, Pitchfork wrote: "Luke Temple takes his Here We Go Magic project for a spin on the Autobahn and opens the throttle." [6] The BBC wrote "Redraw those best music of 2010 lists because Pigeons, the second album from HWGM, will be alighting somewhere near the top of them.” [7] The San Diego City Beat called the album; "A varied record full of fast-paced riffs, layered vocals, electronic noises, ambient sounds and the steady lull of Temple’s croon." [8]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hibernation" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Collector" | 5:07 |
| 3. | "Casual" | 5:13 |
| 4. | "Surprise" | 5:50 |
| 5. | "Bottom Feeder" | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Moon" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Old World United" | 3:55 |
| 8. | "F.F.A.P." | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Land of Feeling" | 4:58 |
| 10. | "Vegetable or Native" | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Herbie I Love You, Now I Know" | 2:49 |
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