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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
“Watching his image ripple past/Just a drop, life moves fast,” Shultz sings over a somber acoustic guitar processional. It’s that sense of pain and perseverance that pushes this music beyond smart modern rock and roll into something deeper
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7.8
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7.8 |
Paste Magazine
The Kentucky band’s sixth album is a mixture of their most successful elements, such as the nonchalant rock that propelled “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” into legendary status, and a bounty of newer indie pop elements fluid enough to appeal to a younger generation’s taste
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7.5
137680
7.5 |
Northern Transmissions
A well-balanced mix of nostalgic nods to the mid-2010s and modern twists, making it a must-listen
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7.0
137677
7.0 |
Clash
It is an ambitious record that feels familiar and fresh in equal measure as they tinker with what has worked for them in the past
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7.0
137678
7.0 |
All Music
The album may have been written during a dark night of the soul but it was recorded with precision and concentration, ultimately obscuring the pain at the point of origin. It's an approach that hardly does a disservice to either Shultz or Cage the Elephant: it gives Neon Pill an alluring, subdued pulse that soothes instead of stirs
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
An intriguing return. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
Far Out
The second half of the album definitely offers more than the first, as the group seemed to find a second wind or simply needed a moment to find their thunder. But when they do, it’s still not quite powerful enough to drown out the echo of what’s come before
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4.0
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4.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Although Shultz may be doing better, Cage the Elephant isn’t, as they release an incomprehensible, incohesive mess of subpar songs
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