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9.0
96381
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
The mask that Chastity Belt wore for so long has slipped. They’re not just mucking around, and this isn’t all meant to be a bit of a laugh. On this form, they’re the brightest and best of the current indie rock crop
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8.0
96379
8.0 |
The 405
Though it can eventually make for numerous and intricate readings both technically and conceptually, it's the album's undeniable quality that emerges as solid and everlasting, embodying a timelessness very rarely found
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8.0
96380
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Shapiro’s smart, relatable lyrics act as comfort in times of personal crisis, and what’s more, I suspect that this will only be Chastity Belt’s peak until their next album
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8.0
96429
8.0 |
Earbuddy
Compared to their debut, Chastity Belt’s I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone feels in tone like an album by The National. It does a perfect job of capturing the essence of what it means to be a young adult
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8.0
96432
8.0 |
DIY
The band channel malaise, nonchalance, boredom and procrastination onto wax
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8.0
97935
8.0 |
The Quietus
There is joy here, beyond the pleasure of wallowing so elegantly and tunefully in ennui
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7.8
96400
7.8 |
Gig Soup
A continuation of Chastity Belt's previous explorations of young womanhood, their latest effort provides a seething, uncensored view of an existential, quarter-life crisis
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7.7
96401
7.7 |
Paste Magazine
The whole album is awash in swaths of watery shimmer, as if recorded underwater.
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7.5
96422
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Shapiro's wry humor and deadpan delivery carry the introspective lyrics without undercutting them, but LP3 for the Seattle band does take a darker tone than the previous two
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7.5
96435
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Chastity Belt mines self-doubt and post-punk minimalism on its stellar third album
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7.4
96534
7.4 |
Pitchfork
Displays a new kind of aggressiveness and gravity
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7.0
96397
7.0 |
Exclaim
Shapiro and Lydia Lund expand on their past guitar-tangling accomplishments with understated exchanges, while Annie Truscott remains the backbone of the ensemble with sturdy bass lines
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7.0
96411
7.0 |
Crack
It’s by far their most serious album to date
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6.0
96382
6.0 |
No Ripcord
They’re growing up, and that’s understandable, but the need to abruptly change doesn’t always equate to songwriting maturity
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6.0
96377
6.0 |
Clash
Sees the Seattle group recede deeper into their comfort zone with a batch of tracks that are lukewarm at best
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6.0
96378
6.0 |
The Music
A distinct feeling of building frustration burns through as the album progresses
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