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Black Forest is a little less scuzzy and raw than the band's earlier work, but it passes the test: the later at night and the louder you play it, the better it sounds.
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Alternative PressThey sound like Devo playing Nazi military waltzes. [May 2005, p.138]
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Black Forest radiates stark sexuality, making it stimulating and alienating, suggestive and impassive, suitable for the leather-clad lynx dancing away her post-industrial blues and the bald guy in the turtleneck with the frozen expression in the corner.
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Smacks of pure aggression, the kind which made household names out of such groundbreaking labels as SST and Amphetamine Reptile.
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There are some genuinely good songs on this album. But good bands make music that their listeners don't have to really try to enjoy.
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They have a knack for making things just wrong.
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MagnetThe A Frames ultimately come off as serious students of history, not fashion. [#67, p.84]
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MojoCold yet compulsive. [Jun 2005, p.106]
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Here A-Frames teeter on the line between consistency and monotony, falling mostly on the former side-- their endless doomsaying can grow tiresome but more often it's fun to play along.
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Black Forest should make a great entry point for anyone not familiar with their infant years, highlighting their already-mastered brand of scuzzy-yet-mechanical punk groove.
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SpinPacked with sparse, whirring, and danceable noise-rock refinements. [Apr 2005, p.108]
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One of the most playful end-of-the-world concept albums ever created.
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It's not too hard to hear amid the swamp bass and prickly guitars, that this group seriously brings the funk.
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The songs drag, the lyrics lag depth, and many of the songs break down into nothingness due to a lack of concentration and effort.
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BradEJul 22, 2005Steve Albini must be proud of this band. Primitive, raw, scuzzy, this record is a true classic.