Camoufleur

Camoufleur is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Gastr del Sol, released on February 23, 1998 on Drag City.

[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described Camoufleur as "a subdued, meditative affair, bringing together elements of folk, jazz, film music, and the avant-garde", which gradually "opens up, revealing layers of modest beauty".

[2] Entertainment Weekly critic Rob Brunner found that it showed Gastr del Sol's music continuing to become "less obtuse", praising the album as "their most listenable — and ambitious — work yet".

Club felt that its "move toward more standard song structures, while not a radical revamp, sounds fresh and enjoyable.

[8] In an accompanying write-up, staff writer Marc Hogan described the album as "meticulous, introspective chamber-pop, unfurling a bit like Van Dyke Parks' work with Brian Wilson.