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| 5.0 classic | goldsilverhawk7 | August 29th 15 |
Recipe to wax intellectual - Use a reductive, straw-man description of an album to patronize the generalized tastes of sputnikmusic.
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| 3.0 good | TheC00n | August 28th 15 |
Recipe for TWY - Add 2 verses of overly descriptive details related to the trivial aspects of a life event, throw in 2 choruses of borderline screaming about being there for someone, include a hardline breakdown with some gang vocals, and one final chorus to really show the raw emotion. Sprinkle in some "fucks", "goddamns", and anti-religious sentiment as needed. Repeat somewhere from 11 to 13 times. Let simmer for approximately 12-18 months and presto! You have a top rated album on Sputnik.
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| 4.5 superb | Brad | July 27th 15 |
They just announced a pre release acoustic tour of a few small shows and one of them is 5 minutes rfrom my rhouse :^)rSide note, the Letlive. guest vocals on Stained Glass Ceiling are a definite high point of the albumrUPDATE: Just saw them at the live acoustic show in Columbus and Cigarettes & Saints was their closer and it rwas the best song I have ever seen Soupy perform live. The emotion he sang that song with were unmatched rand he walked out the door visibly upset after singing it. Blew me away.
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| 4.5 superb | Leatherneck | August 27th 15 |
no album-closer to heaven
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| 4.0 excellent | lucasjcockcroft | August 21st 15 |
Cigarette's & Saints is breathtakingrrgreat follow up to Generationrrcouldn't be more impressed with this band
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| 3.0 good | Preston | August 21st 15 |
woah-oh woah-oh my airbag light's been on for weeks woah-oh woah-oh
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| 4.5 superb | Mutantsnowstorm | September 3rd 15 |
A beautiful culmination of everything this band has done, drawing elements from the Aaron West album that Dan put out last year, and even incorporating some old school (albeit quick) TWY synth from early works on "I don't like who I was then." This is a must listen, whether you are new to The Wonder Years or a returning fan.
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| 3.0 good | TooManyFriends | September 1st 15 |
album is ok but they are one more album like this away from being a parody of themselves
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| 4.5 superb | brosephmcbrah | September 8th 15 |
No, this isn't groundbreaking or avant garde or revolutionary. It's The Wonder Years--a band that's hit so close to home for those privileged, middle-class, suburban kids. Here we see The Wonder Years doing what they do best, make good pop punk songs with emotionally charged lyrics, giving it all they can. If Soupy and gang decided they wanted to try to be the next Radiohead, it wouldn't be good (maybe?) and they would get shit on relentlessly. TWY makes good pop punk--that's all there is to it.
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| 4.5 superb | mortifierftw | August 30th 15 |
From the 3 songs ive heard on this record so far, Soupy sounds more passionate, raw, and emotional than ever before. This is gonna be fuckin good
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| 4.0 excellent | Blazer223 | September 10th 21 |
Detailed Rating: 8.25/10rBest Songs: Stained Glass Ceilings, Cigarettes' & Saints, Palm Reader, Thanks For The Ride
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| 3.7 great | Erwann S. STAFF | March 12th 19 |
It hits more now than back in 2015. But it hits less than the great trilogy of growing up.
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| 4.5 superb | Nicksput | October 3rd 18 |
The Wonder Years somehow manage to get even more personal on No Closer to Heaven. This is grown man emo music, as Dan's lyrics and the relentlessly sad music goes to depths you don't see in the genre often. He seems to be dealing with basically the same problems as the last album, just worse, and the music isn't as fun this time around. It's still packed with anthemic choruses, and the band hasn't completely abandoned their pop-punk roots. The music sounds less technical, and the focus is really more on the build up of the songs, lyrics and improved vocals, which isn't really a bad thing. The vocals are a lot rougher overall this time around. The album is just so relentlessly negative and fucking sad, even the up-tempo ones, and it can get tiring for the listener (much like depression in real life). So the album succeeds in that regard, as far as conveying emotions go, this album wears you down until the light at the end. It's still a pretty fun ride to get there though.
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| 5.0 classic | 3waycrash | April 10th 18 |
Dan Campbell showed new signs of life with his side project, Aaron West, and with "No Closer To Heaven" a new shift is present for The Wonder Years. The pop punk tendencies are a bit toned down now more in favor for an alternative rock sound, but it comes across as a natural evolution and logical new direction for the band to take. The music is still clearly very personal and meaningful to the band, especially frontman, Dan Campbell, despite having great writer's block during the songwriting process. While not as immediately catchy as their previous albums, NCTH is a grower and hits the great highs that The Wonder Years are capable of.
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| 3.5 great | dihstyle69 | December 6th 15 |
i don't think this is as good as many are saying it is but it's still a solid pop punk album, no doubt. great delivery from the vocalist but i'm not feeling the way some songs are structured! 3.5
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| 3.0 good | zaruyache | November 23rd 15 |
Maybe I'm pining for a heavily biased sense of infatuation I have with The Greatest Generation, maybe I'm just too old. Idk, but "No Closer to Heaven" seems like the same band as before, just quite a few steps down. It's the same style, but I just can't be assed to care this time for some reason.
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| 3.5 great | judasgoat | September 22nd 15 |
Wait, what is this? Pop punk is supposed to be baseless teenage angst, not something actually meaningful and resonant. What the fuck is happening?
I don't know, but this could be a 4 if I listen more.
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| 3.0 good | JWT155 | September 8th 15 |
Marvelously underwhelming as a whole.
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| 4.0 excellent | BtwntheAKIRAndMe | September 5th 15 |
High 8 out of 10: I really don't understand how pop punk is having such a fantastic year. Normally, I'm totally against this genre, but between The Story So Far's excellent release and this even better one, it's been one hellavuh year for the genre! This LPs possibly the darkest music I have heard from this genre, which completely benefits this band in every way possible. Not to mention Jason's feature is absolutely perfect. Man, I'm loving this one to death!
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| 4.0 excellent | Toondude | September 5th 15 |
While there are very few hit songs, everything flows together so well and the lyrics are fatalistically depressing.
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| 4.0 excellent | JS19 | September 4th 15 |
Best songs are best ever. Other songs are meh. Some songs are wtfbadlol
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| 0.0 | Asmodeuss1990 | August 26th 15 |
Is there a leak of this album somewhere and I'm not aware of it? Can't seem to find it...
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| 0.0 | rodigo1 | August 26th 15 |
Well the real question here is: who wore it better?rmewithoutYou on Pale Horsesrorrthe Wonder Years on No Closer to HeavenrI mean they're different but still...
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| 4.5 superb | Honest1234 | August 22nd 15 |
The Wonder Years release an album more emotional than the last with great lyrical content and more complex song
structures. The maturity in this album then again separates them from their peers making them the kings of pop punk.
A flaw with this album is that there are just some tracks that aren't good at all. But the strong tracks in the album make
up for it. That's the only reason why it's not a perfect score
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