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Apr 28, 2011It's not that All at Once isn't a likable record; it just seems rather scattershot, and none of it captures the hard-hitting intensity of their debut's best cuts.
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Apr 28, 2011It's clear that All at Once is a record of big sounds, bigger themes and enormous – and entirely achieved – ambitions. A crushing classic.
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Apr 29, 2011Jollett and company do it one more time, most definitely with feeling.
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Apr 22, 2011The Airborne Toxic Event can hold their heads high safe in the knowledge their supposedly difficult second album is a resolute triumph in the face of adversity.
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Entertainment WeeklyApr 29, 2011Jollett funnels his anger] into histrionic modern-rock jams laced with folky sensitivity. [6 May 2011, p.74]
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Apr 26, 2011Until then, Jollett will have to make do with the brass ring he's holding on to with all his fortitude; everyone else can just come along for the ride.
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Apr 27, 2011The lyrics explode with angst, music fills the scenes with detail, and the answers all raise questions.
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Apr 22, 2011Although frontman Mikel Jollet still falls on life's thorns, the band's second album supports his weighty themes with more instrumental muscle.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 17
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Mixed: 3 out of 17
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Negative: 2 out of 17
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