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Secular Works

Extra Life

Secular Works

First full length offering of avant-garde experimental indie rock with medieval musings from the Brooklyn band

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Loaf
UK Release date
13/04/2009
  1. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    Wildly ambitious and utterly unique, Secular Works is a challenging but compulsive listen, as utterly incomprehensible as it is undeniably immediate.
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  2. 8.0 |   The Fly

    Consistently intriguing
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  3. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    It’s a quintessential fusion work, in a sense, invading sonic boundaries with little regard for convention. Unlike most fusion music, however, Extra Life makes these boundaries seem encompassing and organic
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  4. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It’s not classically engaging and visceral and might require some acclimatisation, but once Secular Works begins to take hold, it’s impossible to ignore how very interesting it is as an experimental document and benchmark for vocal complexity.
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  5. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Extra Life certainly shows the depth of Looker’s extensive musical talents, but without the adrenaline-fueled guitars it’s hard to predict how many people will be interested in an album so deeply immersed in the artist’s classical training
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