Babylon
- Matt Skiba & the Sekrets
- Band Name: Matt Skiba & the Sekrets
- Record Label: Superball Music
- Release Date: May 8, 2012
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Jul 26, 201260Babylon introduces a likable pop sheen to the mix that both elevates and homogenizes the end product.
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Jul 27, 201280AFI 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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Aug 27, 201250It 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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Jul 26, 201260Perhaps 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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Jul 26, 201270All the songs here are concise and to-the-point.