- Record Label: Communion Records
- Release Date: Feb 25, 2022
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Feb 25, 2022A masterclass in reinventing ‘70s rock for a ‘20s audience, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard are a captivating oddity.
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Feb 25, 2022The Badfinger-leaning “You” and quasi-Britpop of “Passionate Life” typify an era-colliding strain driving at Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard’s work, segueing track by track without feeling forced. Backhand Deals captures this pop revisionism, the band tweaking sounds of yesteryear with enough swaggering individuality in their own right.
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Feb 25, 2022Another step in the direction of propriety may have been one too many, as it stands Backhand Deals slides right into the corporate power pop timeline with just the right amount of vim and vigor.
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UncutFeb 25, 2022That unsubtle drive for huge hooks can sometimes be a bit exhausting, but tracks like "New Age Millennial Magic", the groovy "Feel The Change!" and "Demolition Song" come so loaded with good vibes it's hard not to smile. [Mar 2022, p.25]