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9.1
57944
9.1 |
A.V. Club
If Superchunk hates music, the band’s got a funny way of showing it
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9.0
57929
9.0 |
musicOMH
Falling down, getting up, and persevering through music is something Superchunk have done time and time again. On I Hate Music, they’ve bested even themselves
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9.0
57738
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A record that ties experience to the present, instinct to wisdom, youthful vigor to aged knowledge, everything in the world to a passion for music
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9.0
58550
9.0 |
PopMatters
This album is undeniable proof that creating something with resounding beauty is the ultimate defiance of death
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8.0
58693
8.0 |
The Quietus
Far from being self-proclaimed slack mothers their work ethic and life ethos is to be admired, if not from afar, but from the front row of a sweaty mosh pit as if your own existence depended on it
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8.0
57745
8.0 |
Mojo
The album stands in euphoric, unrepentant denial of its own title. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Spin
Now, less shy about their place in the world and shot through with adult resignation, the band's anthems play as a sort of mortality blues
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8.0
57893
8.0 |
All Music
Young bands should take note, old bands should take inspiration, and the rest of us should just be glad that Superchunk keep on rocking with no signs of giving up
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8.0
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Slant Magazine
I Hate Music stands proudly among the best of the band's redoubtable catalogue
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8.0
58093
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The batch of new music itself, though imbued with a myriad of raw, vulnerable emotions, still churns with a vibrant, wistful potency that we’ve come to expect from the veteran band
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7.9
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7.9 |
Paste Magazine
Superchunk has not lost a step. If anything, the songs are a little weightier
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7.8
57740
7.8 |
Pitchfork
The pace is a little slower here, some of the guitars quieter, and the production shinier, but the upward push of McCaughan's voice and that Superchunk momentum remains
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7.7
57769
7.7 |
Bowlegs
This is another high point in a career filled with high points
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7.5
57739
7.5 |
The 405
Its verve and passion and inescapable connection with the world of music suggest that Superchunk's second innings has much more to come
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7.0
57746
7.0 |
Uncut
Impassioned, sparking with energy and absurdly bouncy. Print edition only
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7.0
57879
7.0 |
DIY
A pull-no-punches pugilist of a record. With tunes!
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7.0
58071
7.0 |
Under The Radar
Only the most jaded misanthrope could truly hate I Hate Music
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7.0
57946
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Sorrow doesn't stand a chance
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7.0
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7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
It’s a Superchunk record. It doesn’t necessarily add a whole lot to the formula, which is maybe asking a lot of a band that’s been around for 23 years
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
Casual bystanders might be unimpressed by the lack of variation and a single stone-cold killer tune, but there are plenty of meaty riffs here to maintain the old guard’s loyalty
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