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9.0
130235
9.0 |
Exclaim
With clear priorities and unsaddled creative impulses, Horsegirl are the authoritative future of noise pop. With their help, we too can run free
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9.0
130250
9.0 |
Northern Transmissions
By the time you get to the end of the full on shoegaze rave- up “Billy” that closes the album, you will not only be hooked in, but clamoring for more, regardless of when you graduated high school
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9.0
130258
9.0 |
A.V. Club
They've tapped into the source of indie rock's greatness like few bands have been able to and Versions of Modern Performance isn't merely a homage or a neat trick, it's another very strong, very satisfying link in the chain connecting past to present
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8.5
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8.5 |
Under The Radar
Over the course of the album, Horsegirl show they can tackle all manner of post-punk territory, while never losing focus on the value of a well timed hook or buried melody
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8.4
130249
8.4 |
Beats Per Minute
They’ve delivered a certain-to-be-beloved debut – one that separates itself from its peers
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8.0
130247
8.0 |
The Guardian
A debut album drawing on shoegaze, jangle, grunge and alt-rock is saved from nostalgia by the sheer quality of the music
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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
On their first album, the Chicago trio are dead serious about returning a classic sound to its brazen roots
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8.0
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8.0 |
Paste Magazine
The Chicago trio lovingly inhabit punk and no-wave spaces on their well-executed debut LP
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8.0
130237
8.0 |
NME
The teenage trio's accomplished debut album fizzes with songs that hit the sweet spot between experimental and anthemic
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8.0
130238
8.0 |
The Skinny
Horsegirl are a band of young women reimagining the guitar music of the late 80s and early 90s in their own, very modern image
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8.0
130239
8.0 |
Mojo
The trio's debut album is rich in textural sophistication, carving hooks from fidgety harmonics and swooning whammy-bar abuse. Print edition only
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8.0
130261
8.0 |
DIY
A gleaming window into a new generation of great American guitar bands
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8.0
130519
8.0 |
Record Collector
You’ll do well to hear a better guitar-based debut all year
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7.3
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7.3 |
Pitchfork
Chicago’s Horsegirl mines a loose-limbed indie rock sound on their debut album, with an assist from some members of Sonic Youth
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7.0
130240
7.0 |
Gigwise
Beautifully unique
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7.0
130241
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Versions of Modern Performance isn’t the stuff of pastiche or mimicry; instead the trio doff their caps whilst creating a world entirely of their own
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6.5
130319
6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
This is a well-oiled creative team, and the fact that they were able to work together to make an album that feels this stylistically-clear is pretty exciting — even if it feels like it leaves something unexplored
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6.0
130345
6.0 |
PopMatters
Horsegirl’s guitar tones are alternately cool and abrasive, and that sound sets the template for the band’s mixture of indie, punk, and art-rock
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6.0
130313
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Debut album by Chicago teenage trio shows promise but leans heavily on its influences
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