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8.5
90488
8.5 |
The 405
An album that seems primed to become the next addition to the already massive group of sleeper album of the year contenders
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8.3
90489
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The songwriting here is tighter and the production cleaner, the songs setting new benchmarks for what LVL UP can achieve
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8.0
90490
8.0 |
The Skinny
Like that Jim Jarmusch quote about originality vs. authenticity, it’s the fun LVL UP have with their filched ideas that’s key: happiness and repeat plays guaranteed
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8.0
90492
8.0 |
Mojo
Nuanced lyrics and striking melodies. Print edition only
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8.0
92139
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Exhibits a surfeit of hooks, stuffed to the gills with sublime melodic instincts
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7.4
90491
7.4 |
Earbuddy
LVL UP work out the dilemma of which ‘90s rock-based subculture they want to join the effort to revive
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7.3
90485
7.3 |
Pitchfork
On their Sub Pop debut, LVL UP's more unhinged, existential bent gives a new weight to their songwriting
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7.0
90484
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Real head-spinning breakthrough – full of scruffily dazed romanticism, weirdly pastoral even though there's plenty of urban grime in their fuzz pedals
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6.0
90486
6.0 |
DIY
Influences are proudly declared like proclamations of love on LVL UP’s third album
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6.0
90487
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
On Return to Love, the formal construction they’ve worked hard to bring to term shows no signs of letting up
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