Babylon - Matt Skiba & the Sekrets
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  • Summary: Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba releases his debut full-length studio album.
  • Record Label: Superball Music
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Emo-Pop
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Alternative Press
    Jul 27, 2012
    80
    AFI bassist Hunter Burgan and My Chemical Romance touring drummer Jarrod Alexander lend their talent making for a textured record that combines Skiba's trademark dark-tiged punk sensibilities with an electronic edge inspired by '80s new wave. [Jun 2012, p.83]
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  2. Kerrang!
    Jul 26, 2012
    60
    Perhaps a little of the sparkle the absent Alkaline Trio two bring is missing here, yet pleasingly little else is. [12 May 2012, p.54]
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  3. All Music Guide
    Jul 26, 2012
    60
    Babylon introduces a likable pop sheen to the mix that both elevates and homogenizes the end product.
  4. Consequence of Sound
    Aug 27, 2012
    50
    It is logical, of course, that past work influences some of this record; it's disappointing, though, just how often this resemblance occurs.

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