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| 2.5 average | TheManMachine | May 28th 16 |
Fuzzy power-chord-pop on autopilot is one thing, but how bout palpable vacuity in both production and performance? They come across clocked in and cursory, fulfilling a duty rather than exerting some oomph -- the squeal+scuzz bookends on the opening track may be the edgiest juncture here, the admittedly magnetic guitar-hook on "If We Don't Die Today" for sure most ear-grabbing, and most of the remaining bulk squeaks by through semi-competent+semi-catchy formalities. Not often do 'oh-oh-oh's and 'alright, okay's and 'woah-woah's sound so bubbly-yet-blank -- and before you know it/barely a half-hour in, they do indeed disappear. But, like, were they ever even really there, man?
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| 2.5 average | WillieD | March 29th 16 |
The Thermals make the same album for the seventh time now.
Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but this album definitely adds nothing new other than "The Great Dying", which consists of picked chords instead of strumming the same three chords over and over, and "Years In A Day" which slows things down. The mastering is terrible on this album as well - the drums have no impact among other things. I like when a band continues sounding like the same band, but The Thermals could really do well with some experimentation.
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| 3.0 good | bungy | June 14th 16 |
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