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8.0
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DIY
Like punk Doogie Howsers, MOURN use intellect and talent beyond their years to muscle their way in amongst the grown-ups and blow them all out of the water
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
There's no denying the highly enjoyable nature of their raw, emotive debut
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The Line Of Best Fit
What Mourn’s youth affords them is the inexperience and ignorance to be an organic, spontaneous creation
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8.0
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All Music
Recorded in just two days, the excitement coursing through Mourn's entire 24 minutes makes its funny, scary, pissed-off punk that much more irresistible
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7.5
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Consequence Of Sound
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a band who knows who they are at such an early point in their career, fully formed but still willingly malleable
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7.5
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Pitchfork
More than a simple clash of teen-angst noise and old-soul poise, Mourn’s debut album is a reminder that a big impetus for the former is the frustration of wishing you were old enough to savor the latter
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7.0
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PopMatters
A blisteringly succinct mission statement, but a no less compelling one
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Tiny Mix Tapes
MOURN, while still struggling a bit to overcome their influences, still sound no less than incredible and compelling on their debut
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NME
‘Mourn’ exhibits a young band fully aware of their own qualities: fierceness, confidence and brutally simple songwriting
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7.0
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Rolling Stone
A genuinely contrary fury of jagged-granite guitars and severe pop discipline
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6.0
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Q
They've still got plenty of growing up to do. But they have time, and raw talent, on their side. Print edition only
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6.0
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The Irish Times
Dark Issues and Silver Gold are bracing, muscular examples of the band’s no-frills approach to creating must-hear punk rock
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