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Disgraceland

The Orwells

Disgraceland

Second album from Illinois indie rock five-piece produced by Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Adele)

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Atlantic
UK Release date
02/06/2014
US Release date
03/06/2014
  1. 8.4 |   Earbuddy

    Their ravenously rowdy anthems still shine through with a paranoid, teen angst screech
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  2. 8.0 |   The Music

    The Orwells may not have captured the ferocity of their live show on this occasion but they still possess the swagger of true rock’n’roll believers and this conviction is infectious
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  3. 8.0 |   DIY

    Like Parquet Courts’ less intellectual roommate that gets invited to more parties and has earned a bit more beer money
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  4. 8.0 |   NME

    Hold on tight, the Chicago garage-rockers' return is a dizzy and dirty rock'n'roll joyride
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  5. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    It’s a soundtrack to stifled suburban angst played out through a slate of ballsy-yet-catchy pop rock tunes
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  6. 6.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Disgraceland plays fast and loose with the variable Americana of sixty years of stateside rock, punk, indie, blues, and soul
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  7. 6.5 |   The 405

    This is a good release, it just could have been so much more satisfying if they had been left to their own devices and produced a dirtier, dragged-through-a-hedge-backwards sound
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  8. 6.2 |   Pitchfork

    Proves there’s a fine line between writing songs about being bored and just being boring
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  9. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    Disgraceland is fine as far as it goes, and they’re probably a supercharged live proposition, but there’s not quite enough here
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  10. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    The guitars shine like they've employed a French polisher to buff them up. You just want them to cut loose, and they never do
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