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8.5
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8.5 |
Under The Radar
A dense, challenging, and highly rewarding listen. It is a record that is at times anxious, claustrophobic, and deliberately rough around the edges. Yet, amidst the manic energy and junkyard clatter, it always leaves the door propped open for a moment of unexpected, heartbreaking beauty for those willing to take a bite
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8.1
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8.1 |
Spectrum Culture
An Eraser and a Maze is a sign that the worst is truly behind them. It takes the bright, psychedelic colors that characterized The Golden Casket and brings them more in line with what made the band truly great 30 years ago
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
Connected to the same language of expression that Brock has been cultivating since Modest Mouse began, just with a more clearly defined articulation than before, and a wider range of feelings (devastation, defeat, frustration, gratitude, and acceptance to name a few) than ever before
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7.5
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7.5 |
No Ripcord
There’s enough here to suggest they’ve got another all-timer in them, and they’re pretty darn close to pulling it off
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7.2
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7.2 |
Northern Transmissions
One of the album’s greatest strengths is in Isaac Brock’s lyrical dexterity and his ability to turn seemingly nonsensical lexicons into something strangely coherent, like arranging disparate and contrasting fragments that coalesce into something greater than its individual parts
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7.0
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7.0 |
Uncut
An Eraser... is overstuffed with too many short studio experiments, but there are many more moments of startling humanity. Print edition only
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
The seminal indie band Modest Mouse go independent for their eighth LP, delivering some stimulating statements alongside undercooked ideas
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6.8
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6.8 |
Pitchfork
On their first independent album in nearly 30 years, the Pacific Northwest legends ponder endurance and mortality as they abandon the polish of recent releases for a looser, no-filter approach
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Like any indie institution worth their salt, Modest Mouse deals in big feelings
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6.0
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6.0 |
Rolling Stone
Isaac Brock takes stock and zones out on the band's enjoyable, messy new album An Eraser And a Maze
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4.2
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4.2 |
Paste Magazine
The songs are all half-baked concepts and mundane middle-aged observations stretched far beyond the band’s depth
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