Rolling Stone (p.125)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Closer 'Twilight at Carbon Lake' floats on reverb-drenched arpeggios and a doo-wop melody, conjuring a bizarre retro prom -- the kind of off-kilter affair where an outsider like Cox might feel at home."Spin (p.111)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "There's an intense physical sensation in all of Deerhunter's material, a constant feeling that outside forces are acting upon the singer, and by extension, the listener as well....[MICROCASTLE] is focused and consistent." Spin (p.52)
- Ranked #7 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "[His] gift for setting nostalgic, almost torchy melodies to amniotic jangle and smeared garage rock suggests salvation..." Entertainment Weekly (p.73)
- "The band settles on a neo-shoegaze approach, layering blankets of fuzzy guitar texture to exquisite effect." -- Grade: B Alternative Press (p.154)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The richly recorded songs spool out with a natural ease. As the album rolls on, the shoegaze creeps deeper into a psychedelic doo-wop corner." Mojo (Publisher)
(p.108)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[You'll] have fun getting to the heart of these Syd-influenced treats and a wraparound curtain of shoegazy gauze that shivers with the clammy chill of lysergic '60s rock and Joe Meek productions." Blender (Magazine)
(p.73)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Singer-guitarist Bradford Cox mumbles lullabies over slow, spooky drones -- evoking wintry folk ballads or deep-space doo-wop or surf rock at low tide -- that morph into psychedelic monsters." Blender (Magazine)
(p.84)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he album should be up the alley of anyone who fancies multi-layered, feathery psych-pop." Paste (magazine)
(p.53)
- "[I]t's an aggressive step toward mainstream that sacrifices none of Deerhunter's woozy adventurousness....MICROCASTLE is instantly ingratiating." Clash (magazine)
(p.66)
- Ranked #17 in Clash's "The 40 Best Albums of 2008" -- "[A] woozy, trippy and cyclical shoegazer collection..." Record Collector (magazine)
(p.80)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he Atlanta-based band have refined their palette, emerging slicker and more self-assured....This is a far more seductive amalgamation of their disparate elements." | 
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