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9.0
40928
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Essential, empowering, nostalgia-free escapism
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8.5
41093
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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8.3
41116
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Off! makes up for its self-serving petulance with sharp songwriting and pure, crusty potency
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8.0
40929
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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8.0
40936
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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8.0
41096
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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8.0
41362
8.0 |
BBC
Relentless of pace, Off! hail an era where thrash metal was yet to be invented
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8.0
41985
8.0 |
Mojo
16 songs in as many minutes. Print edition only
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8.0
42067
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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8.0
42171
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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7.6
41277
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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7.5
46170
7.5 |
Tone Deaf
OFF! expend unrivalled amounts of power on this release
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7.1
41185
7.1 |
Pitchfork
As good an antidote for complacency as almost anything else out there
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7.0
41187
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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7.0
41213
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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7.0
41265
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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7.0
41269
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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7.0
41598
7.0 |
Uncut
Los Angeles punks don't take it easy in middle age. Print edition only
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7.0
41606
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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6.6
40930
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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6.0
40950
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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6.0
43633
6.0 |
Q
It's relentless, totally one-paced, but somehow oddly refreshing. Print edition only
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6.0
41495
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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