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Breaking the Balls of History

Quasi

Breaking the Balls of History

First full-length album for ten years from the Portland, Oregon indie rock duo Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss

ADM rating[?]

7.6

Label
Sub Pop
UK Release date
10/02/2023
US Release date
10/02/2023
  1. 9.0 |   Uncut

    It's pure, distilled Quasi. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Their most corrosive cocktail yet of melodious sunshine pop and blackly comedic lyrics. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    They made an album that needed to be made. Quasi went all-in on Breaking the Balls of History, and it lives up to its absolutely killer title
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  4. 8.0 |   DIY

    A feast of exuberance
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  5. 8.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    The duo’s unique lackadaisical playfulness pushes their music away from the normal towards something that is distinctly lo-fi in attitude, if not sound
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  6. 8.0 |   All Music

    It was clearly a fun and healing experience for the pair, and it's a fine thing to be reminded of how smart, how funny, and how pleasurable Quasi can be when the spirit is with them. It was certainly there when the tape rolled for Breaking the Balls of History
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  7. 8.0 |   Beats Per Minute

    A rock record of experimental tastes and bitter sentiment
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  8. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Quasi have become one of the more enduring musical collaborations from the Pacific Northwest, and Breaking the Balls of History is a peak moment in their discography
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  9. 7.5 |   Northern Transmissions

    It’s interesting and weird, but accessible indie punk, probably the easiest descriptor of this whole album
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  10. 7.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Quasi’s 10th album is a product of and a direct response to the current moment, which is both its strength and its weakness, depending on how you feel about These Times We Live In
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  11. 6.3 |   Pitchfork

    Janet Weiss and Sam Coomes’ band returns for the first time in a decade with an album that’s musically rejuvenated but lyrically nearsighted
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