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8.7
51585
8.7 |
Paste Magazine
Privilege (Abridged) takes on immediately recognizable appearances, but Pennington doesn’t just walk through each number; he partners with them, parading the words and music in and out of dynamic perspective
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8.6
51580
8.6 |
Bowlegs
Fans of David Byrne and Xiu Xiu wouldn’t be disappointed by Privilege. Fans of anything else should definitely hear this too
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8.0
51739
8.0 |
All Music
Privilege (Abridged)'s mix of mercurial sounds and vivid storytelling is so compelling that it leaves listeners hanging on the words
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8.0
52155
8.0 |
NME
Peppered with the barely suppressed bitterness that befits a man with a serious Morrissey obsession
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8.0
52234
8.0 |
The 405
The kind of band that put blood, sweat, and tears into their work
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7.9
52314
7.9 |
Beats Per Minute
The latest addition to the goth night program at your local dive bar
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7.0
52056
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Its melodrama, affectations and sonic schizophrenia should make it unbearable, but it’s actually oddly addictive in its bombastic confidence and range
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7.0
51725
7.0 |
DIY
While this album could be their best hope of finding a wider audience, for anyone who comes to appreciate the grace and dignity in Pennington’s words it will always sound like a very personal performance
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6.5
51583
6.5 |
Pitchfork
An assured, musically accomplished work, but all the aesthetic homework Pennington’s done to refine his persona is still visible, pointing directly back to the influences and forebears he’s inspired by
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6.0
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6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Parenthetical Girls’ knack for taking countless varieties of popular music and refashioning them into imaginative new works of art is refreshing and enviable
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6.0
51587
6.0 |
The Skinny
Another twist in a career marked by playful subversion
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6.0
51711
6.0 |
PopMatters
As a collection, it’s hard to take in Privilege (Abridged) as the best of a larger collection; it’s like listening to an off-kilter best-of record with a theme masked and bound to it
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5.0
51901
5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This is by turns a wonderful and deeply irritating record, charming and frustrating in equal measure
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