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Killingsworth

The Minus 5

Killingsworth

More from Seattle-based Scott McCaughey's rock collective, again with REM's Peter Buck and other pals helping out

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6.7

Label
Yep Roc
UK Release date
07/07/2009
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  1. 9.0 |   PopMatters

    Having seemingly found comfort in a style they can actually stick with for a change, Killingsworth is by far the Minus 5’s most consistent and enjoyable album to date
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

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  3. 6.9 |   Pitchfork

    McCaughey has done a remarkable job keeping things relatively low-key... he and Buck are joined by the bulk of the Decemberists, and given that band's predilection for overblown pomp-rock you'd be forgiven for thinking this disc might follow suit. Yet everyone is on their best behavior here, subdued in service of some of McCaughey's more somber songs
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  4. 6.0 |   The Times

    The personnel may change, but McCaughey’s surreal thumbnail sketches remain a constant feature, executed this time with fuzzy lap-steel and female harmonies
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  5. 6.0 |   Mojo

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