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  • Summary: The first new release in eight years for the Chinese post-punk trio of Dong Hua, Min Liu and Jin Huang was recorded and mixed by Hector Castillo.
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  • Record Label: Modern Sky Entertainment
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock, Math Rock
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  1. 85
    Before the Applause is a shattering listen, a confrontational record which violently switches genre with each song but somehow works marvellously. It's hands down the craziest album you will hear this year.
  2. Sep 18, 2017
    80
    This time with an added bite of something that is entirely their own. This is a remarkable album, and easily good enough to send them global.
  3. Q Magazine
    Sep 18, 2017
    80
    Extraordinary. [Oct 2017, p.108]
  4. Sep 18, 2017
    80
    Here and throughout Before the Applause, Re-TROS sound fully in command of their sound, and fans of Liars, Battles, Factory Floor, and Public Image Ltd will almost certainly get--and love--where they're coming from.
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