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What's Wrong With New York?

The Dare

What's Wrong With New York?

First full-length release from the LA electroclash musician Harrison Patrick Smith under The Dare moniker (formerly known as Turtlenecked)

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Republic
UK Release date
06/09/2024
US Release date
06/09/2024
  1. 10.0 |   The Skinny

    Sonic debauchery laced with moments of introspection, The Dare’s debut is worth the hype
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  2. 10.0 |   Dork

    This deliriously wild evening spent with The Dare must come to a close eventually, and final track ‘You Can Never Go Home’ begs one concluding question: why would you ever want to?
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  3. 9.0 |   DIY

    A hedonistic pop bible
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  4. 8.0 |   Clash

    With retro drums and abrasive synth bases, it’s a performance-geared record filled with pulsating bass lines, perfect for making bad decisions in a sweaty basement
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  5. 8.0 |   Far Out

    For the converted, this unabashed dose of in-your-face fun may well become your most listened to album of the year. But then again, what’s a blogger to The Dare?
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  6. 6.4 |   Paste Magazine

    Harrison Patrick Smith’s first full-length lionizes licentiousness into a mixed bag of bite-size party anthems and wearisome earworms that provoke even if you’re not looking for provocation
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  7. 6.2 |   Pitchfork

    Split between libido-maxxed hooks and hackneyed stabs at post-bender profundity, the Dare’s debut album is sweaty, horny, and trying really hard
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  8. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Fresh from producing Charli XCX’s Guess, Harrison Piper Smith has a bag of tricks to party like it’s 2006
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  9. 6.0 |   NME

    The 20-something New Yorker wants to party like it’s 2006. The result is often well-observed but not particularly satisfying
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