Mature ThemesAriel Pink's Haunted Graffiti · 2012

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7.3

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1Kinski Assassin 2Is This the Best Spot?3Mature Themes 48.6Only In My Dreams 5Driftwood 6Early Birds of Babylon 7Schnitzel Boogie 8Symphony of the Nymph 9Pink Slime 10Farewell American Primitive 11Live It Up 12Nostradamus & Me 138.2Baby

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pitchfork

8.5

“Mature Themes is Ariel Pink's grittier, gristlier, and funnier follow-up, an album that clarifies that Before Today was not a sign of things to come but rather just a signpost along his strange journey.”

rollingstone

7.0

“After years of weird-ass bedroom recordings, Ariel Pink has upgraded his operation, and what he loses in stoner burble, he gains in high-def Sixties flashback triggers. The music gives the whimsy weight. "Only in My Dreams" channels the Byrds via the La’s, and the synth reverie "Farewell American Primitive" might be a kiss-off to his […]”

fantano

6.0

“Though Mature Themes does contain some of my favorite Ariel Pink songs, it's hardly a solid listen. Between "Nostradamus & Me" and "Driftwood," there are just too many underwhelming and forgettable potholes on this LP.”