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Generals

The Mynabirds

Generals

Political indie pop on the second album from Washington singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Saddle Creek
UK Release date
04/06/2012
US Release date
05/06/2012
  1. 8.5 |   Paste Magazine

    Generals is a protest record—against war, against lethargy and against apathy
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  2. 8.0 |   Spin

    Indie-soulsters drop the '60s wisp for darker, buzzier moods, nicely adding Cat Power, Siouxsie, politics
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  3. 8.0 |   Prefix

    Richard Swift and Burhenn work well together, and the two bring Generals’ pacifistic revolution to life via dialed-up orchestration, inventive vocal arrangements, an expanded sonic palette – plus a lot of stomping and clapping
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  4. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A success. Burhenn’s heart is in the right place, her lyrics are stirring and her voice and playing are immaculate throughout
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  5. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    Generals is openhearted, politically engaged, feminist pop that, miraculously, never veers into schmaltz (or worse, didacticism)
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  6. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    An album in two parts: a vicious, vengeful-sounding beast and a final four songs of more hopeful, soulful pop. However, it's undeniably the first part that hits the hardest and makes the biggest mark
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  7. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Generals is a concept album, or certainly a set of protest songs
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  8. 7.0 |   Blurt

    Generals has some gems of its own, but take a bit more digging to find
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