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Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings
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Positive: 3 out of 7
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Sep 12, 2017Sparks of fun energy and interesting meaning throughout the album’s presentation made it a decent listening experience, but overall the band’s odd creative process and gritty yet unsubstantial sound didn’t do enough to reach anything of real importance. My Score: 117/180 (Good) = 6.5/10
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Oct 6, 2017Now is a perfect time for a band like their’s to prosper, and Cost of Living fulfills the noblest of expectations.
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Sep 6, 2017While a few songs interject to maintain the rabid pace of earlier releases (“Because You,” “Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas),” “Tonta”), most come through with a mid-tempo energy that might fall flat were it not rejuvenated by dense song forms, disjointed and atonal harmony, and Ruiz’s characteristic snarl.
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Aug 28, 2017What is most inspiring about Cost of Living is, whether they are addressing workers’ rights, saving net neutrality, the white-cis-het hegemony or police brutality, among countless other topics to manage to fit into a 35-minute album, Downtown Boys stay angry, but are never pessimistic.