June 2011
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the laziest, most irritating form of music criticism is that which relies upon throwing around older bands as descriptors. appending a hyphen and then the word “esque” to a band name (even a valid antecedent of the band you’re reviewing) is no substitute for real adjectives. GROW A VOCABULARY and stop bloating column inches with hollow evaluations. the very worst is when the...
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re: cults cults
the opening trio of songs (“abducted”, “go outside”, “you know what i mean”) are too damn good. too damn good, in fact, that the rest of the record comes across as kind of slight. they throw down a precedent for themselves that they couldn’t possibly follow. the first jams are so infectious and the next twenty-five minutes are spent waiting for something...
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May 2011
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