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10.0
81362
10.0 |
NOW
Beach Slang's debut full-length is full of so much youthful energy that they make younger bands sound world-weary by comparison
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9.1
81411
9.1 |
A.V. Club
If Snyder’s goal is to get the band’s points across and accomplish that feeling of catharsis all the same, then this record sure feels like a success
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9.0
81567
9.0 |
Loud And Quiet
The wind-tunnel production and swigging, snorting attitude mark The Replacements as Beach Slang’s totem
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9.0
81766
9.0 |
Gig Soup
Beach Slang proves that, not only can they intelligently avoid simple imitation of the genre, but that they can draw from their cultural influences and make something fresh of it
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8.8
81348
8.8 |
Paste Magazine
A record for anyone who’s ever felt, even for a moment, that music is what matters the most
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8.5
81594
8.5 |
The 405
In a mission to bring comfort to the damaged, isolated or misunderstood of this world, a more resounding success could not be imagined
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8.0
81409
8.0 |
DIY
Beach Slang can rest assured they’re pushing things in the right direction, and at a breath-taking pace
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8.0
81558
8.0 |
Pitchfork
This is Snyder and Beach Slang’s triumph
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8.0
81350
8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
A twenty six minute bottle that will leave you drunk, dazed, and not giving a fuck about anything besides being young and alive
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8.0
81352
8.0 |
Clash
Beach Slang play with the kind of heartfelt abandon that you could imagine translating to wider audiences in a similar vein to The Gaslight Anthem
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
An album whose principal interest is in pinning the listener to the wall
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7.9
81473
7.9 |
Earbuddy
Anthems for the bedroom
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7.5
81668
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Beach Slang are a loud and fast band, and their debut is, for the most part, a loud and fast album, the power chords only stopping long enough to ring for effect
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7.0
81482
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Philly rock survivors carry the Replacements’ torch high on a debut with a lot of heart and even more noise
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7.0
81375
7.0 |
No Ripcord
Though Beach Slang are charged with a direct, oftentimes wholesome simplicity, it’s in their weathered optimism where they defiantly soar
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7.0
81351
7.0 |
Spin
The album’s escapism is alarmingly potent
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7.0
81349
7.0 |
Exclaim
A unique record, one that rages with youthful vigour, but which couldn't have been made by anyone under the age of 35
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7.0
82630
7.0 |
PopMatters
Some of the songs do blend together a bit, but repeated listens, preferably loud and accompanied by one’s preferred adult beverage, should remedy that situation
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6.5
82208
6.5 |
Beardfood
You know the sound, the chords, the words, but the combination somehow makes it refreshing and honest
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5.8
81374
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
Never once lets up on its performance of youthful exuberance. Beach Slang are young and alive, and they will never stop screaming about it
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