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10.0
125088
10.0 |
God Is In The TV
It draws on the very best of the tradition it alludes to, while playfully subverting it. It’s rare to hear music at once so experimental and also so entirely pleasurable – fleeting moments rendered immortal
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9.0
124979
9.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Three decades in, it would’ve been so easy to play it safe; it seems clear from the experimental triumph of Showtunes that, thankfully, Lambchop just don’t know how
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8.0
125038
8.0 |
musicOMH
Another fascinating entry in the ever-evolving Lambchop spectrum, all slow texture, repurposed approaches and augmented familiarity
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8.0
125050
8.0 |
Mojo
Showtimes weaves its magic, maintaining its mysterious atmosphere throughout. Print edition only
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8.0
125051
8.0 |
Uncut
Kurt Wagner's appetite for change hasn't dwindled, and Lambchop's succinct 16th is, thanks to his MIDI piano experiments, particularly tempting. Print edition only
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8.0
125072
8.0 |
The Observer
Kurt Wagner puts a midi keyboard centre stage on Lambchop’s expansive, laid-back latest
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8.0
125126
8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
On the 16th album by what once was Nashville’s most fucked-up country band, frontperson/hat enthusiast Kurt Wagner makes the most of Covid distance with a beautiful, if too-brief, experiment in gentleness and guitarlessness
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7.8
125116
7.8 |
Beats Per Minute
He may not draw in many new fans from this one-act performance, but it’s still one of the band’s most intriguing and well-executed productions nonetheless
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7.5
125007
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Wagner continues to mine a vein of mournful gentleness but can’t help but continue to chop and quarter as he goes, which only ups the interest in revisiting the album. Because it is always best when you paint with all the colors
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7.4
125082
7.4 |
Pitchfork
Following a string of albums deconstructing Lambchop’s sound, Kurt Wagner continues to reinvent his band, this time using MIDI-assisted piano melodies to write love songs to music itself
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7.0
125000
7.0 |
PopMatters
Boldly performed and exciting
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7.0
125059
7.0 |
All Music
The album puts too much emphasis on its cool side rather than the warmth that truly elevates the music, but there is more than enough beauty and empathy here to make this well worth your time and attention
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6.0
124980
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
There are flickers and wisps of abstract sound, like ghosts or dust bunnies in the chambers of his mind
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