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9.0
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Spill Magazine
Lucius’ most concise record yet
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8.0
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All Music
While previous albums saw Lucius shift from a mix of melodic indie pop and folk to a sassy alt-pop, Second Nature steps firmly into a more mature adult alternative realm befitting the subject matter, without abandoning playfulness or high-contrast dynamics in the process
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7.0
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Uncut
Wolfe and Laessig's pristine harmonies are equally well served
by the mellower kind of melodrama in “?h? ??? ?? Never Find” and the poignant title track. Print edition only
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DIY
The pair’s songwriting is still front and centre, yet the stage on which they perform is bigger and bolder
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7.0
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Northern Transmissions
Lucius has always been a band full of surprises. They’re thrown under the umbrella of indie pop and country pop, but with Second Nature, they show they can be disco legends if they really wanted to
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Pitchfork
Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe are skilled harmonists and sought-after collaborators. Their latest album searches for its own identity in the neon haze of the dancefloor
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Under The Radar
Second Nature sounds ultra-polished, sweet and, fun. If you are searching out escapist pop tunes, it is a welcome diversion from 2020s doom
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6.0
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American Songwriter
Ultimately, Second Nature finds Lucious at a precipitous point in their combined career, a reckoning of sorts that calls for reconciliation and resolve
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6.0
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Dork
When they fully go all in on this it’s glorious, like on the fizzing electro pop of ‘Promises’ or the riotous fun of the title track
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