American Gong - Quasi
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  • Summary: The indie band formed in Portland, Oregon, releases its first album with new official member, bassist Joanna Bolme.

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  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)
    91
    Sam Coomes is still disgruntled: with whoever he's sleeping with, with running away, with dystopia itself. But he's catchier about it, and rockier. Maturity comes in many forms.
  2. Under The Radar
    80
    American Gong is more thematically and musically diverse than any of their recent records. [Winter 2010, p.65]
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    While there was an endearing humility to Smith's work, this dour offering provides little comfort.
  4. PopMatters
    30
    The problem is that too much which follows repeats the same formula with sadly little variation.

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  1. Ricko
    7
    This is a good enough alt American rock record but there are plenty of better albums of that genre out there. No doubt it's got some good stuff on it but there is something about this bands style that stops me from really loving this record. At times their sounds reminds me of the Pixies but without the classic tunes or energy of Black Francis and co. On the plus side - the version I got had a bonus disc with a bit of a Quasi retrospective.… Expand

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