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Victory Shorts
by Absentee
The latest album for the English group was produced by Nick Terry.
| LABEL: |
Memphis Industries |
| RELEASE DATE: |
30 September 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock, Indie, Country, Alternative |
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80
All Music Guide
Victory Shorts is an assured, confident, and quite often brilliant album by a band that is clearly influenced by the past but never falls prey to easy nostalgia.
80
musicOMH.com
Victory Shorts is the perfect addition to their oeuvre, building on 2006's Schmotime with the same irreverence and deep-seated emotion that turns a good record into a great one.
80
Q Magazine
Victory Shorts makes art-pop by contrasting Michaelson's mordant lyrics and juanty, sophisticated melodies. [Oct 2008, p.139]
60
The Guardian
If only Michaelson's lyrics could match theirs for social insight, devastating romanticism or sharp wit. Nonetheless, this second album gleams with promise.
60
Uncut
Absentee's Dan Michaelson proves he could give Lee Hazlewood and Mark Lanegan a run for their money, but its not just his voice that plumbs depths. [Oct 2008, p.81]
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