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Goodness

The Hotelier

Goodness

Third album from the Worcester, Massachusetts emo/indie rock band fronted by Christian Holden

ADM rating[?]

7.8

Label
Tiny Engines / Redeye
UK Release date
10/06/2016
US Release date
27/05/2016
  1. 10.0 |   A.V. Club

    It’s a record that, by its end, is a profound statement. It just requires a little patience for it to be heard
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  2. 9.0 |   Spin

    “Life-affirming” gets thrown around too much when talking about major works like this one, but sometimes there’s just no way around that descriptor
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  3. 9.0 |   Exclaim

    They're learning to let go of the past and appreciate the present. Goodness is the next step on that journey — and a beautiful one, at that
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  4. 8.3 |   Consequence Of Sound

    This music is powerful, eliciting physical responses, the feelings located in different parts of the body that the brain may otherwise tune out
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  5. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    You don’t have to be a fan of punk music or emo to be a fan of The Hotelier, you simply have to appreciate genuine, earnest emotion
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  6. 8.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    The Hotelier is telling a story, but it’s an art film, not a blockbuster
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  7. 8.0 |   Pitchfork

    On their newest, the band is pushing with white-hot intensity toward the light
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  8. 7.5 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    This record is well-written and has a strong emotional core, and while Goodness doesn’t match the raw feeling or sincerity of Home, Like Noplace Is There, it’s well worth the time of any self-respecting emo junkie
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  9. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Raw-hearted bursts of bald guitar churn backing lyrics that hunger for meaning in terms that'd be corny if the music didn't hit so hard
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  10. 7.0 |   Gig Soup

    Hotelier aren’t rebuilding indie rock with ‘Goodness’, but they are rebuilding themselves in a powerful way
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  11. 6.0 |   DIY

    It presents itself as an almost impossible follow-up, but ‘Goodness’ more than holds its weight, and shows its beauty in time
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