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10.0
47731
10.0 |
The Arts Desk
It’s the delivery as much as the content that makes Stickles’s work so effective
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9.0
47768
9.0 |
Paste Magazine
This collection is the band’s tightest and most cohesive, and they do so without losing any of the grit
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9.0
47871
9.0 |
No Ripcord
The band offers you a way to celebrate the chaos-- to unite under our own innate flaws and share a moment of existential frustration together
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8.3
47748
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Three guitars, a sense of humor in the face of despair, and an unwavering commitment to the underrated art of the rock ’n’ roll sing-along are what define Local Business
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8.0
47727
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
A hilarious gut-wrenching mess
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8.0
47728
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
While these songs can seem formless, they certainly never come off as directionless, as most of them eventually lead to a gratifying riff, solo, or shout-along hook
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8.0
47730
8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Local Business may not look up to the sky like The Monitor did, but there’s no denying this is the same band, done searching, perhaps, but rocking out to the persuasion of pointlessness
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8.0
48096
8.0 |
Prefix
May be missing the epic historical bent that lent The Monitor extra credence in a crowded field of garage rock contenders, but in place of the brazen Civil War narrative is a more subtle meditation on being poor and ambitious in America
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7.7
47726
7.7 |
Bowlegs
Titus Andronicus continue to capture their impulsive nature and highly infectious scribblings onto tape – and as always it makes for an exhilarating listen
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7.0
47759
7.0 |
Pitchfork
For a record whose title and purpose is to celebrate punk, DIY, and local scenes, there's little sense of their previous fun or community uplift
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7.0
47967
7.0 |
Spin
Riddled with doubt and uncertainty
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7.0
47864
7.0 |
Under The Radar
Overall, Local Business isn't a bad album. In fact, it's a pretty good album. It just seems, well, minor compared to Titus Andronicus' previous efforts
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6.0
47732
6.0 |
Slant Magazine
Titus Andronicus's aesthetic remains so feverishly amateurish that cleaner production doesn't suit them, resulting in cheesy bursts of neutered, jokey fury
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6.0
47729
6.0 |
PopMatters
Local Business has lots of fascinating things to say about control but sometimes it gets lost in its own unruly order
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5.9
47930
5.9 |
The Digital Fix
Local Business isn’t a bad album, but it doesn’t completely pull itself off either
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4.0
48311
4.0 |
Blurt
Local Business represents a new chapter in the band's saga, but it's one you're better off skimming
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