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White Hills

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A concept protest album and more fuzz-infused psych-rock from the New York outfit

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Thrill Jockey
UK Release date
20/06/2011
US Release date
21/06/2011
  1. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    A collection of music so gratifyingly heavy that it can crush small to medium-sized planets in its path
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  2. 8.3 |   A.V. Club

    Rarely has an album so narcotic felt so sobering
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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    [A] stridently glorious soundtrack
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  4. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    It’s a weighted, purposeful record in a genre that can often sound formless
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  5. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   BBC

    On this evidence, protest music isn’t dying, it’s just mutating into something multi-stranded, multi-layered and altogether more insidious
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  8. 7.0 |   Blurt

    White Hills start off loud and heavy, capturing their power chords in a visceral fidelity that would make most stoner bands envious
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  9. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    White Hills really hit their stride here, and in the process expand and redefine what it is they do
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  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    A solid, satisfying album
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  11. 7.0 |   The 405

    If you can stomach an hour of the sheer density of the noise ... you’ll doubtless be impressed
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  12. 6.8 |   Pitchfork

    Often invigorating but sometimes just seems endless
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  13. 6.5 |   Bowlegs

    The band are making a statement rather than a great record, which is admirable, if not a little frustrating
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