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10.0
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10.0 |
Dork
Turnstile’s exceptional ‘NEVER ENOUGH’ might have grabbed the mid-year plaudits, but it’s not the only album from the hardcore world to blow open the scene. It may be heading in an entirely different direction, but ‘God Save The Gun’ is every bit as vital
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9.0
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9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The album ends suddenly and uncertainly. We’re left with plenty to mull over but, equally importantly, a great desire to hear those ginormous hooks all over again
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9.0
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9.0 |
DIY
As brutally difficult as it is cathartic
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8.5
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8.5 |
Paste Magazine
Drawing on indie influences and high-profile collaborators for their sophomore album, the California band pushes its post-hardcore sound into something both raw and exciting
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8.5
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8.5 |
Under The Radar
God Save the Gun feels universal and uniting in the way the best records often do. It is an invitation for all those who have caught themselves feeling like burning their life down to release those feelings together, transmuting that negativity into something vital and deeply cathartic
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8.3
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8.3 |
Northern Transmissions
God Save the Gun isn’t about victory or transcendence. It’s about maintenance and the quiet, exhausting work of staying for others
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8.1
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8.1 |
Beats Per Minute
For a band that’s always sounded like momentum incarnate, these songs don’t explode as much as they do ache
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8.0
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8.0 |
NME
Go-for-broke rock songs and total vulnerability make the Gun’s second LP their most compelling yet
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8.0
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8.0 |
musicOMH
Los Angeles outfit’s second album mixes hardcore punk and pop rock with sincerity and passion with infectious results
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8.0
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8.0 |
Kerrang!
Out of Ian’s time of crisis, Militarie Gun have made themselves a silver lining, a record that’s not just a tremendous step up but one that could be their defining moment
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
The overstuffed nature of its production choices means that ‘God Save The Gun’ perhaps lacks some of the raw, impactful lucidity of the band’s debut, but it nonetheless overflows with singular, soaring and soulful energy
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7.0
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7.0 |
Exclaim
Ian Shelton has squared up to the tempest, his bandmates in Militarie Gun helping him brave the torrent. The sound is their weapon, making this one Gun that's actually worth saving
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6.8
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6.8 |
Spectrum Culture
God Save the Gun is a rock-solid step forward for Militarie Gun, and for the right sets of ears, it’s going to be the one that carries them into the high tiers of hook-laden hardcore-pop they’ve got their sights set on
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6.1
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6.1 |
Pitchfork
With longer, slower songs about addiction and recovery, the hardcore band embraces its pop ambitions with mixed results
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