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City Wrecker

Moonface

City Wrecker

Canadian singer-songwriter and former Wolf Parade man Spencer Krug returns with an ep recorded in Finland

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Jagjaguwar
UK Release date
16/09/2014
US Release date
16/09/2014
  1. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Spencer Krug is indie rock’s greatest living nomad. So Krug once again tears through his beautiful narrative, this time to get out of Finland, and dances on the wreckage of Helsinki and the rubble of that damned piano
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  2. 8.5 |   Beardfood

    Recorded music doesn't get more intimate than this
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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The EP alternates between dense metaphor and wistful candour
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  4. 8.0 |   The 405

    He may speak of wrecking, and seems to worry incessantly about being a wrecker, but in many ways he is the complete opposite - he is a creator. And a pretty remarkable one at that
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  5. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Krug demonstrates that less is more, but that it also doesn't hurt to go big, even if "big" in this case is an expertly timed digital synth here and there
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  6. 7.8 |   Earbuddy

    City Wrecker reveals itself to be complex, interesting, and arresting. This album is not for everyone, but the payout is greater than the emotional cost
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  7. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    Krug is turning out some of the most beautiful and lyrically compelling songs around
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  8. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    This is the first true repetition of musical focus in the Moonface catalog, and yet these five songs feel subtly different that the sweeping nature of Julia With Blue Jeans On
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  9. 7.0 |   All Music

    Feels like a great extension of Julia with Blue Jeans On, and one can't help but wonder what phase Krug will develop toward with the next Moonface installment as he moves from one place to the next
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  10. 6.8 |   Pitchfork

    His melody is limited, but it makes the most of its cramped, claustrophobic clutch of notes
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  11. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Spending more time alone with the grand piano has helped Krug open up the personal side of his lyrics, limiting the symbolism somewhat in favor of more direct emotional lines
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