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10.0
120610
10.0 |
musicOMH
The urgent, brash post-punk caterwaul of the debut has, over time, become their very own distinctive blend of densely-layered noise rock, ominous art rock and squalid punk
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9.0
120678
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Ultimate Success Today has the power of an exorcism, and even if it is not a cure for the sickness, it is somewhere to hide in these dark times
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9.0
120717
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
It is a masterclass in how to write a perfectly tight, inspiring rock album
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9.0
120752
9.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Protomartyr continues to be vital, passionate and adept at tapping into the particular vibe of this moment in history
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8.5
120716
8.5 |
Under The Radar
There is a brooding rumble that underpins the record, climaxing at the heartbreaking closer “Worm in Heaven,” Protomartyr’s most evocative effort to date proving sometimes, less is more
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8.4
120723
8.4 |
Beats Per Minute
On Ultimate Success Today, Protomartyr have made essential jams for a genre that’s been passed around dozens of times over
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8.0
120729
8.0 |
PopMatters
Post-punk's Protomartyr have honed their sound into something apocalyptic on their defiantly modernist Ultimate Success Today
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8.0
120720
8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
It may not be the album some fans wanted, still, it is an important step forward in the band’s sonic journey and overall development
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8.0
120609
8.0 |
The Music
It’s full of life and life-affirming creative protest
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8.0
120700
8.0 |
All Music
Ultimate Success Today sounds timely in 2020, but this music would be a smart, compelling accompaniment for staring into the abyss as it begins to look back, no matter what the year
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8.0
120714
8.0 |
Pitchfork
On their fifth album, the Detroit post-punk band recruits a woodwind section for its most expansive statement yet
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8.0
120611
8.0 |
Q
Ultimate Success Today is convulsed by End Times thoughts of collapse and an American dream eating itself. Print edition only
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8.0
120640
8.0 |
DIY
The doom may have arrived, but at least Protomartyr are back in our lives
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8.0
120655
8.0 |
The Guardian
With stadium rock riffs and saxophone over lyrics about riots and respirators, the Detroit post-punks are the soundtrack of an uncertain future
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8.0
120663
8.0 |
Paste Magazine
The Detroit post-punk veterans offer their harshest statement yet on fifth LP
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8.0
120669
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Ultimate Success Today is thought-provoking, distinctive and testament to the boldness of post-punk in the present day
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8.0
120677
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album fuses existentially oriented lyrics with ferocious guitars and frantic percussion that sustain a sense of anxiety
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8.0
120761
8.0 |
Sungenre
A dense, challenging and thrilling addition to the modern post-punk movement
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8.0
120968
8.0 |
Upset
A record that speaks of the end of all things just as much as it deals with issues of today
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7.0
120753
7.0 |
Exclaim
It feels like a small yet immensely rewarding pivot for a band that has been so wonderfully vitriolic since their inception
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7.0
120612
7.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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7.0
120613
7.0 |
Gigwise
An emotional rollercoaster of a record, but one that is well and truly worth riding
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6.0
120721
6.0 |
American Songwriter
The demonic drive infused in songs such as “Bridge & Crown,” Michigan Hammers,” “Worms in Heaven” and the tellingly titled “Day Without End” lend an eerily unsettling presence that makes even Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult seem benign by comparison
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