Excerpt: "One of the most unabashedly shoegaze-y albums in recent memory... City Of Satellites’ Jarrod Manual and Thomas  Diakomichalis have tuned their ears to the expansive dream-pop of the  classic 4AD roster and the likeminded M83, relishing the elastic reach  of spidery rhythms and unmoored melodies... There’s an almost  austere sheen to <em>Machine Is My Animal</em>, such that we’re never  bombarded but gently seduced and swayed. It’s a beautiful feeling."

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