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  • Summary: The hardcore band from Rhode Island returns after breaking up in 2009 to record its fourth full-length release.
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  • Record Label: Bridge Nine Records
  • Genre(s): Emo, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Hardcore, Post-Grunge, Punk/New Wave, Hardcore Punk, Screamo
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
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  1. Nov 28, 2012
    90
    This record will reward repeat spins generously.
  2. It might take a moment to sink in, but the return of Verse to both touring and recording has reaped its most challenging disc to date--leaving us with something to cherish and consider in the process.
  3. Alternative Press
    Nov 28, 2012
    80
    Bitter Clarity, Uncommon Grace makes it clear Verse are among the finest hardcore bands existing today. [Aug 2012, p.92]
  4. Nov 28, 2012
    40
    Though this record may represent a simple dusting off for Verse, a confident move towards a legitimately more mature sound would have been a more fitting return than the androgyny between past and future found on Bitter Clarity.