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OFF!

OFF!

OFF!

The first album proper from the troupe of veteran hardcore punks, led by former Circle Jerks and Black Flag frontman, Keith Morris

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
ADA US/Vice Music
UK Release date
07/05/2012
US Release date
08/05/2012
  1. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Essential, empowering, nostalgia-free escapism
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  2. 8.5 |   Prefix

    They act as a constant reminder of the power of music that isn't afraid to be ugly, blunt, and confrontational. The timing of OFF!'s arrival is immaculate
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  3. 8.3 |   A.V. Club

    Off! makes up for its self-serving petulance with sharp songwriting and pure, crusty potency
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  4. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Some of the most exciting 50-second bursts you're likely to hear in this all-too-sedate era of modern punk rock
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  5. 8.0 |   NME

    OFF! may be a one-trick pony, but they don't dare give you enough time to complain about it
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  6. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    This isn’t the type of album to redefine a genre, to challenge listeners’ preconceptions. Instead, OFF! is the godfather of hardcore punk churning out another stellar example of the genre at its peak
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  7. 8.0 |   BBC

    Relentless of pace, Off! hail an era where thrash metal was yet to be invented
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  8. 8.0 |   Mojo

    16 songs in as many minutes. Print edition only

  9. 8.0 |   Art Rocker

    Each track is under two minutes, delivered with fuck-you venom and ass cheek grazingly good fun
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  10. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Succeeds in capturing the bands frenzied, chaotic live show on record, you can almost taste the blood and sweat of cramped basement punk shows coming from the speakers and spilling out like a fight in front of your stereo
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  11. 7.6 |   Paste Magazine

    The band’s first proper album doesn’t have quite the same impact as The Four EPs, but only because we’re already been hit over the head with that particular skateboard
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  12. 7.5 |   Tone Deaf

    OFF! expend unrivalled amounts of power on this release
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  13. 7.1 |   Pitchfork

    As good an antidote for complacency as almost anything else out there
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  14. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Its execution is brilliant and its insights – even if it doesn’t probe them – are sharp all the way through
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  15. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    If you’re new to the genre, you might find that it’s something you should look into. And if you’re well familiar with it already, I dare you not to hit repeat
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  16. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Sounding like hopped-up young men as they bash out 16 buzz-saw-and-brimstone tracks in as many minutes
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  17. 7.0 |   Spin

    Cross-generational punk lifers offer 16 tracks in 16 minutes: hardcore revisionism that's short on fresh ideas, not bile
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  18. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Los Angeles punks don't take it easy in middle age. Print edition only

  19. 7.0 |   The Quietus

    This is an album that knows just how toxically repellent it is and it's this self-assured ferocity that makes for such an enjoyable whirlwind of a listen
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  20. 6.6 |   Beats Per Minute

    Anyone who considers themselves a fan of unvarnished punk should listen to OFF! at least once
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  21. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    After littering the pages of Maximum Rock 'n Roll for the past 30 years, to see the likes of Off! in the mainstream press seems both incongruous and heartening
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  22. 6.0 |   Q

    It's relentless, totally one-paced, but somehow oddly refreshing. Print edition only

  23. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Even with a brisk run-through of 16 tracks in just over 15 minutes, what should sound like a sprint comes across as a leisurely jog
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