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Deep Fantasy

White Lung

Deep Fantasy

Third LP from the Vancouver punk group fronted by Mish Way

ADM rating[?]

7.6

Label
Domino Records
UK Release date
16/06/2014
US Release date
17/06/2014
  1. 9.1 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    They sound like they believe that if they make enough noise, if they articulate the sheer force of their malcontent accurately and acutely enough, they might provoke a positive reaction
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  2. 9.0 |   Exclaim

    Boasting a bigger sound with better songwriting, Deep Fantasy pulls no punches, yet still emerges as White Lung's boldest and most accessible album to date
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  3. 8.6 |   Pitchfork

    It’s an uncompromising feminist punk record that can be grasped by anyone who finds themselves compelled by kickass rock music and basic human decency
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  4. 8.1 |   Earbuddy

    Giving credit where credit’s due, in 22 minutes White Lung managed to pack every millisecond with noise, angst, attitude and, most importantly, passion
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  5. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Their punk rock is fierce, angry and visceral
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  6. 8.0 |   Spin

    Deep Fantasy is exhausting, cathartic and a little scary
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  7. 8.0 |   The Music

    A teasingly short 22-minute package, packing one hell of a punch
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  8. 8.0 |   DIY

    White Lung sound absolutely enormous on 'Deep Fantasy', and it's a testament to their stamina and technical abilities that they just do not let up on the pace
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  9. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    An exercise in driving, angry songwriting
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  10. 8.0 |   The FT

    Makes perfect sense in the current age of “Blurred Lines” and Yeezus
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  11. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The move to 'major indie’ Domino has not stripped White Lung of their ferocious sound
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  12. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Twenty seven minutes of searing punk rock, blistering guitars, brilliant singing, incredible drumming and there’s never a dull moment or weak point
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  13. 8.0 |   The 405

    Ten lithe, wiry punk ragers, ten howls into our personal nothingness
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  14. 8.0 |   Crack

    Occupies a sonic space far more indebted to late-90s Cali punk and crunchy hardcore than the post-Grrrl femme punk it’s being inevitably lumped in with
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  15. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    It’s rare that a record holds your attention from start to finish, but because Deep Fantasy is undiluted, its finest qualities are glowingly apparent
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  16. 7.0 |   NME

    When the four piece successfully seize the middle ground between Motorhead and L7 White Lung slay punk’s modern pretenders
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  17. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    White Lung’s brutally efficient ways can feel a bit limited on Deep Fantasy, and it’s a fair enough to wonder how far White Lung can push itself into any new directions
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  18. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Well worth seeking out, even for those who wouldn't be caught dead near a circle pit
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  19. 7.0 |   All Music

    The album's ten songs still come and go without even reaching a half-hour running time, so you don't have to wait too long before one of the band's more imaginative guitar hooks shows up
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  20. 7.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Combining the melodic gothdom of AFI, the beautiful vulgarity of Courtney Love and the deranged speed of an ’80s hardcore band, White Lung are still positively blackened
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  21. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    An album with a firm grip on the general unfairness of reality, particularly for women
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  22. 6.0 |   Q

    Canadian punks barely draw breath on fast, furious third. Print edition only

  23. 5.0 |   No Ripcord

    Less a statement on White Lung’s potential than its ability to rush through an album, through its attempts at relentlessness, Deep Fantasy underwhelms
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