Moment Bends

Moment Bends
Studio album by Architecture in Helsinki
Released	April 8, 2011
Genre	Pop
Length	40:24
Label	Modular Recordings[1]
Architecture in Helsinki chronology
Places Like This (2007) Moment Bends (2011)
Singles from Moment Bends
"That Beep" Released: 2008 "Contact High" Released: 2011 "Escapee" Released: 2011

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	(6.5/10) link
Slant Magazine	link
The Tune	link

Moment Bends is the fourth album by Melbourne indie pop band Architecture in Helsinki. It was released on April 8, 2011 in Australia,^[1] and May 3, 2011 in the US.^[2] The project had previously been given the working title Vision Revision. The first single released from the album was "Contact High", although "That Beep", which is included on the album, was released as an EP in 2008.

Reception

The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album received an aggregate score of 59, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[3] Heather Phares of Allmusic labelled the album a "return to form" and more focused than its predecessor.^[2] Writing for Pitchfork, Eric Grandy gave Moment Bends a score of 6.5. Noting the indebtedness to "lite-FM 80s", he praised first single "Contact High" as a "terrific pop song", thought felt the rest of the record was uneven.^[4]

Slant's Kevin Liedel expressed confusion with the album, asserting it was a "good bet" that "after only one track of Moment Bends, most longtime fans will have their brows furrowed." He added, "it's difficult to gauge whether or not the album is intentionally bad."^[5] Uncut magazine dismissed it as "glossily produced 'perfect pop' you can spin a dozen times without ever remembering a single tune."^[3]

Track listing

1. "Desert Island" – 4:15
2. "Escapee" – 2:59
3. "Contact High" – 3:40
4. "W.O.W" – 2:51
5. "Yr Go To" – 4:21
6. "Sleep Talkin'" – 2:58
7. "I Know Deep Down" – 3:57
8. "That Beep" – 3:45
9. "Denial Style" – 3:24
10. "Everything's Blue" – 3:55
11. "B4 3D" – 4:16

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Architecture In Helsinki sign to Modular, announce new album and tracklisting". Modular News. January 31, 2011. http://www.modularpeople.com/news/architecture-in-helsinki-sign-to-modular-announce-/4415.html. Retrieved February 10, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Moment Bends - Architecture in Helsinki". AllMusic. May 3, 2011. http://www.allmusic.com/album/moment-bends-r2140001/review. Retrieved May 28, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Critic Reviews for Moment Bends at Metacritic". Metacritic. May 3, 2011. http://www.metacritic.com/music/moment-bends/critic-reviews. Retrieved May 28, 2011. 
4. ^ "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Architecture in Helsinki: Moment Bends". Pitchfork. May 3, 2011. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15271-moment-bends/. Retrieved May 28, 2011. 
5. ^ "Architecture in Helsinki: Moment Bends". Slate. April 28, 2011. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/architecture-in-helsinki-moment-bends/2483. Retrieved May 28, 2011.