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10.0
143666
10.0 |
Dork
There’s no time wasted, and no filler here, just nine perfectly realised, supremely executed cuts from one of the greatest bands around. We truly are blessed
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8.4
143557
8.4 |
Northern Transmissions
Though today Joyce Manor has a very small class of peers. I Used To Go To This Bar shows Joyce Manor continuing to push the boundaries of their sound
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8.3
143580
8.3 |
Spectrum Culture
In a scant 19 minutes, I Used to Go to This Bar taps into the allure and the danger of living in the past, as well as the runaway joy and fear of living in the present
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8.0
143600
8.0 |
PopMatters
The pop-punk institution Joyce Manor emphasize melody on another hooky collection of melancholy-tinged anthems
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8.0
143536
8.0 |
Under The Radar
They keep up their uninterrupted streak of never releasing a bad album. Like their best work, as soon as the record ends, it invites you to start back again from the top, wearing out the grooves until you know every hook by heart
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8.0
143537
8.0 |
Record Collector
I Know Where Mark Chen Lives and The Opossum, both of which race by in a blur of sawtooth guitars, spring-loaded basslines and earnest vocals. Yet there is dynamic range here, too. Print edition only
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8.0
143540
8.0 |
Kerrang!
Heart-tugging closer Grey Guitar pushes over the finish line with deceptively profound slacker observations on the nature of memory and the importance of living in the moment. It’s a moreish listen, the perfect soundtrack to whiling away the day
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8.0
143543
8.0 |
musicOMH
The Californian trio’s exhilarating, bittersweet seventh album marks a vital evolution
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7.4
143541
7.4 |
Pitchfork
The Los Angeles pop-punk trio spends its seventh album wrestling with nostalgia, finding nuance and emotional complexity in their everyday grievances
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7.0
143542
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
One of the band’s strongest efforts to date
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7.0
143538
7.0 |
Uncut
Demonstrates a continued forte for hooky songs that are just as likely to draw from '80s inspirations like The Smiths and Aztec Camera as from Joyce Manor's rowdier predecessors on Epitaph. Print edition only
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7.0
143590
7.0 |
Hot Press
Littered with future live favourites, Joyce Manor’s latest is electrifying
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6.7
143556
6.7 |
Paste Magazine
With occasional pop detours, the Barry Johnson-led band from Torrance continues its everlasting journey to punk maturity
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6.0
143539
6.0 |
Far Out
For all their SoCal sense of humour, their full-steam instrumentals, and their catchy melodies, on this release, Joyce Manor stop just shy of greatness
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