Spin (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Logan Kroeber stirs up arresting percussion noises, giving the Dodos an almost orchestral dramatic range."
Entertainment Weekly (p.63) - "[Long] pushes his wiry acoustic guitars deep into the mix and sings his literate lyrics with a resigned catch in his voice. This is cerebral, twisted folk..."
The Dodos' Frenchkiss debut, VISITER, is a percolating mix of arpeggiated strings and off-kilter percussion that finds common ground between Belle and Sebastian's sunny pop sensibilities and Lou Barlow's stark folk meanderings. Singer-guitarist Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber--reportedly bonding over mutual loves of bluegrass finger-picking and African drumming--are each other's perfect musical complement, as they draw seemingly normal song structures into more free-form, Animal Collective-style territory.