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9.1
68757
9.1 |
Consequence Of Sound
As soon as we start to believe that classic guitar rock is continuing its slow descent into a fading, obsolete form, an album like Manipulator comes along to restore the faith
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9.0
68730
9.0 |
No Ripcord
Quality vs. quantity hasn’t become an issue with his work yet, though Manipulator , his newest album, apparently represents a period of refinement in Segall’s expanding discography
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8.7
68696
8.7 |
Earbuddy
We see Segall totally throwing genres aside and completing his evolution into a singular artist
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8.5
68736
8.5 |
The Quietus
Manipulator could mark the point at which Segall definitively transitions from outsider indie auteur to mainstream rock acceptance
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8.3
68747
8.3 |
Paste Magazine
With Manipulator, Ty takes a chance and tidies up the raucous bedlam. He didn’t lose his edge; he just squired a little antiseptic along the jagged ridges
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8.3
68670
8.3 |
A.V. Club
With Manipulator, it’s official—Ty Segall is the next Josh Homme, a purveyor of underground-spawned, arena-ready rock anthems for a world that just can’t give up on such a titillating oxymoron
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8.0
68584
8.0 |
The Guardian
Manipulator is an unadulterated joy from start to finish
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8.0
68590
8.0 |
DIY
Settles right in with his finest work, and will serve as an excellent entry point for newcomers to the weird world of Ty Segall
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8.0
68611
8.0 |
Uncut
A record that comes on, in it’s spirited catchiness and daring scope, like the Greatest Hits of Ty Segall
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8.0
68612
8.0 |
Mojo
Here he mixes up glam rock, pop, psychedelia and garage rock into exciting, newly minted and at times bizarre configurations. Print edition only
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8.0
68619
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
The work of an artist who's still intent on tearing things up, but possesses a newly lucid understanding of how to shape interesting music out of the remnants
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8.0
68630
8.0 |
All Music
Manipulator is a reminder that Ty Segall knows his rock & roll, but he knows a lot more than just that, and this '70s-inspired madness results in one of Segall's best and most pleasurable efforts to date
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8.0
68754
8.0 |
Under The Radar
It's an unlikely meeting of sprawling, ADD-boosted agility and surgical, in-the-moment focus
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8.0
68745
8.0 |
NME
It stomps its way through a blistering production that breathes new life into long-worn power chords
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8.0
68725
8.0 |
Q
One of the albums of the year to date. Print edition only
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8.0
68793
8.0 |
Exclaim
It's clear that Segall took his time and really felt these songs out to their fullest potential
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8.0
68850
8.0 |
The FT
Chunky riffs contrast nicely with quick-fire solos; classic psychedelia sits next to snotty Stooges-style proto-punk
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8.0
68865
8.0 |
Beardfood
There's every shred of Ty's skin and every drop of his blood throughout this heady trail
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8.0
69024
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Manipulator affording him space to rise above his obvious points of reference and create the one thing no one envisioned for album number seven: Ty Segall as both uncompromised AND accessible artist. The complete package
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7.8
68867
7.8 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
If Manipulator is Ty Segall’s attempt at seeing what happens when he makes records with the handbrake on, the results are emphatically emboldening
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7.8
68770
7.8 |
Pitchfork
Sticks within a clearly demarcated comfort zone—i.e., the turn-of-the-’70s classic-rock canon spanning The Who Sell Out to Raw Power—but manages to touch upon every significant development in rock ‘n’ roll during that period
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7.5
68863
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
He’s not hiding behind fuzz and distortion, rather allowing his garage rock proclivities to stand alongside his 60s & 70s psychedelic rock influences. And damn if they don’t stand tall and proud
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7.5
68761
7.5 |
The 405
Although the running time of Manipulator will perhaps prove a slight bugbear for casual listeners, I'm sure his legions of fans won't mind having a bit more to feast on that usual
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7.5
68582
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
He specialises in reinterpretation, breathing new life into old sounds with such gusto that it’s impossible not to be enthralled
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7.0
68583
7.0 |
The Music
Manipulator’s strength is in its feeling of spontaneity and unpredictability
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7.0
68777
7.0 |
PopMatters
Manipulator, then, is an album that presents tensions and then searches for any and all alleviation of them
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6.0
68797
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Segall’s thrust ultimately loses its potency, but there’s still much to love amid the filler
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6.0
68679
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
Late-Sixties styles trump Segall's usual brand of offbeat hard rock here
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