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10.0
107663
10.0 |
The Quietus
Jassbusters is the first release where Mockasin is accompanied by a band and it’s a revelation. His usual exaggeratedly washy, reverby sound is anchored and evolves into something fuller, groovier, twangier. Jassbusters deserves a big fat red marker pen A
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8.0
107664
8.0 |
Uncut
At times ethereal and romantic, at others eerie and queasy, it's completely different, but equally worthy, addition to this autheur's overlooked and original canon. Print edition only
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8.0
107665
8.0 |
Q
It reaffirms Mockasin's status as the maddest biscuit in the box. Print edition only
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8.0
107666
8.0 |
Exclaim
Jasssbusters' steady output of blue-tinted melodies make it an exceedingly easy listening experience
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8.0
107673
8.0 |
The Music
A good album full of thoughtful, indie-contemporary tracks that sit somewhere between a bleached Cass McCombs and Blood Orange
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6.7
107746
6.7 |
Pitchfork
It’s intermittently gorgeous but frustratingly foggy
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6.5
107762
6.5 |
Under The Radar
All of the tracks on Mockasin's third album are groovy to a varying degree, and all feature Mockasin's falsetto voice on sparingly full display
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6.0
107667
6.0 |
Mojo
When he's good (Con Conn Was Impatient, B'n'D) he's sublime. Print edition only
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6.0
107668
6.0 |
DIY
Jassbusters is the album of a musician who has been around the block a bit, knows what he wants and more importantly how to get it
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6.0
107724
6.0 |
Crack
Despite Jassbusters‘ initial charm, Mockasin’s approach to songwriting seems to have been too lackadaisical, leaving this album lacking in hooks that stay in your memory
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5.5
107907
5.5 |
The 405
He shows hints of inspiration by entwining his richly beige rock with Pacific instrumentation, to great effect, but never seems to guide the songs to anywhere particularly memorable
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5.0
107688
5.0 |
All Music
Recorded live in the studio, Jassbusters has enough chops to pull off the kind of slick 70's MOR soft rock that seems to be Mockasin's bailiwick, but as a whole, there's just not a lot to these songs to keep things consistently interesting, and the album comes off as more of an indulgent lark in Mockasin's growing canon
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