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World of Joy

Howler

World of Joy

Second album of indie surf rock from the Minneapolis-based four-piece

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6.0

Label
Rough Trade
UK Release date
24/03/2014
US Release date
25/03/2014
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  1. 8.0 |   NME

    Everything is that much bigger, faster, smarter and stronger
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  2. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    There’s a risk that comes with sticking to what’s familiar
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  3. 7.0 |   The Music

    Their best work yet
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  4. 6.0 |   DIY

    Perhaps more exciting than their continued gusto, though, is the odd tangent in sound and experimentation with something a little different
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  5. 6.0 |   Uncut

    No prizes for adventurism, but bracingly fat-free, with attitude in spades. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    he vivacious, visceral World of Joy is the musical equivalent of riding a well-worn mechanical bull. It moves bloody fast, you’ll laugh, you’ll scream, you’ll hurl, you’ll be thrown off
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  7. 6.0 |   Q

    A band whose charm is enjoyably slack'n'sleazy. Print edition only

  8. 5.9 |   Pitchfork

    Sometimes rollicking, sometimes righteous, World of Joy is a spiny, strident rock record
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  9. 5.0 |   Earbuddy

    Loaded with lyrics about the usual genre tropes: love, lust, and a slew of teenage/early adult antics
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  10. 5.0 |   Clash

    ‘World Of Joy’, ultimately, is impounded by its own musical influences
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