Amphetamine Ballads
by The Amazing Snakeheads
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Apr 14, 2014
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  1. seatownswagger
    Aug 6, 2014
    7
    The first half of the album is fantastic, but it slowly loses pace after that. Very repetitive lyrics and what not. But it truly is a breath of fresh air to the overproduced indie bands of today. Simply guitars, bass, drums, and a damn menacing vocal. I like it!

    I think it deserves a 7/10.

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67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Under The Radar
    Sep 5, 2014
    70
    There's a subtle power in the moments where the intensity backs off to just gentle, wordless strums, and the Snakeheads work well at maintaining a balance on their debut album before slamming all the doors and backing you into a corner of the club.
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  2. Consequence
    Jul 25, 2014
    58
    It makes a skeptical, new listener wonder if they spent themselves creatively, shoving too much onto one album when they could have honed in more closely on a few clear ideas.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Jul 23, 2014
    64
    There are a handful of moments here when he turns himself inside-out over the course of a song, bringing him into the orbit of those artists he so obviously idolizes. Now he just needs to figure out how to emulate his starting position.
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