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Everything Goes Wrong

Vivian Girls

Everything Goes Wrong

Second album from the Brooklyn lo-fi garage / punk all-girl trio

ADM rating[?]

6.4

Label
In The Red
UK Release date
08/09/2009
  1. 8.0 |   Mojo

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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  3. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    It's weirdly kind of a grower. There's nothing that immediately jumps out and announces itself ... Some of that has to do with the gloomier vibe of the record; its pleasures are less upfront, sneakier in a way. But under the radar is a good look for Vivian Girls in 2009, and hopefully it adds a bit more nuance to the discussion surrounding them
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  4. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    For this album, the ladies stepped up their studio time from their debut, which means they spent six days recording instead of three
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  5. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    There may be obvious limitations in what Vivian Girls do but Everything Goes Wrong should do more than enough to convince that we can expect a bit more guitar-pop brilliance yet.
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  6. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    This is fun music that is all at once euphonic, brash, unsophisticated in its simplicity - but powerful for that same reason.
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  7. 7.0 |   NME

    Unquestionably a snapshot of a good band expanding their chops, en route to becoming a great one
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  8. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    The question now: how long can they keep it up? And with fame, fortune, and a whole lot of hype, can the Vivian Girls challenge themselves enough to stay interesting? Will the next breeze of fashion blow them away, or can they be relevant in a musical climate that’s constantly changing?
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  9. 4.0 |   musicOMH

    36 minutes of noisy mess made up of well-nigh indistinguishable songs.
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  10. 4.0 |   Q

    Print edition only


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