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Yuck

Yuck

Yuck

Debut album of lo-fi alt.rock from the band formed by former Cajun Dance Party members Max Bloom and Daniel Blumberg

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Mercury
UK Release date
21/02/2011
  1. 9.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    What elevates Yuck above the typical nostalgic, lo-fi noise revivalist is how the band defies predictability by shifting styles and directions between, and even within, songs
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  2. 9.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Yuck possesses a spirit that bands have spent their entire careers trying to find
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  3. 9.0 |   FasterLouder

    Their knack for heart-wrenching lo-fi pop might sound familiar on so many levels, but this is a real masterpiece for the genre
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  4. 8.2 |   Beats Per Minute

    Yuck have crafted something incredibly refreshing, and more importantly, good
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  5. 8.1 |   Pitchfork

    There's a bit of the wah-pedal guitar violence of Dinosaur Jr., and a little of the lackadaisical detachment of Pavement, but there's also the rich tunefulness of Teenage Fanclub
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  6. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Their layering of guitars with noise and rich, ringing tones is rarely short of gorgeous
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  7. 8.0 |   The Independent

    [A] joyous a blend of grungey riffs, shoegazey drones and keening guitar hooks
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  8. 8.0 |   The Observer

    A richly satisfying slow burner of a record
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  9. 8.0 |   NME

    Further proof that you don’t have to be pushing things forward to be out in front
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  10. 8.0 |   AU Review

    It may not change your life, but if you listen to it in just the right way, you might find that you’ve picked up a friend for the journey
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  11. 8.0 |   BBC

    Feels like an exhilarating burst for freedom
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  12. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    A rakish reinvention of alternative '90s rock but, perhaps as a hangover of having been teenage indie kids, it's a lot more polished and controlled
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  13. 8.0 |   Mojo

    The charm of Yuck is rooted in fundamentals of great songwriting. Print edition only

  14. 8.0 |   Q

    A sound that is pure '80s American alt.rock. Print edition only

  15. 8.0 |   Prefix

    Fuzzed-out
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  16. 8.0 |   Bowlegs

    Undoubtedly the album can be classed as derivative, but it also happens to be a set of catchy, melodious, messy Alt-Rock that we haven’t heard in a long, long time
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  17. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Yuck has learned well from the best and it probably won’t be long before this group starts to teach some lessons of its own
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  18. 8.0 |   Prefix

    What The Pains of Being Pure at Heart did for one set of late-'80s and '90s indie reference points, Yuck does for another
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  19. 8.0 |   State

    Next time you feel like giving Slanted and Enchanted or Bug a spin, you may find yourself reaching for this instead
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  20. 7.5 |   A.V. Club

    A well-timed early-’90s period piece through and through
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  21. 7.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Yuck need high-fives all around
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  22. 7.0 |   DIY

    Yuck are at the moment entirely unable to shake off their influences would present a problem if their songs weren't so damn enjoyable
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  23. 7.0 |   The Fly

    Genuinely not one clanger. Impressive stuff
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  24. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Yuck have managed to craft a surprisingly accomplished album for a band that's only a little more than a year old
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  25. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    A well-enacted 90s homage
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  26. 7.0 |   Clash

    This debut will serve as a pleasant trip down memory lane for a certain type of Generation X-er
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  27. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    This debut is filled to the brim with J Mascis-esque lead-as-riff guitar and sleepy Teenage Fanclub harmonies
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  28. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Regression of this magnitude can only be forgiven if it is done to perfection. In that sense, this would make a solid EP
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  29. 6.0 |   Scotland on Sunday

    This could be early Teenage Fanclub
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  30. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Scruffy, sloppy and stroppy in all the right ways
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  31. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Wilfully reedy vocals conflict with abrasive squealing guitars. Print edition only

  32. 4.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    This is not 1989 and they are no Nirvana
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  33. 2.0 |   The Quietus

    Listening to them is the musical equivalent of going to work in Belle Epoque fancy dress 'just because it looks nice - that's all that matters'
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