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- Summary: The seventh full-length release for the Scottish alternative rock band was produced by Youth and is its first new studio album in 18 years.
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- Record Label: EK OK
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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The Two of Us | |
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I met a girl, she was crazy about me And in a lifetime this happens once or twice, maybe And who'd have thought that it would ever happen to me? I... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 26
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Mixed: 11 out of 26
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Negative: 0 out of 26
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MagnetApr 26, 2017Waves of corrosive guitar distortion surfing minimal, hammered eighth-note bass and programmed beats, with just enough feedback to aid recollection of the band that created Psychocandy. [No. 141, p.59]
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UncutMar 2, 2017If anything, Damage And Joy underscores the Mary Chain's strengths. [Apr 2017, p.36]
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Mar 21, 2017The Jesus and Mary Chain are trapped in amber on Damage and Joy, untouched by the very different musical climate to the one they last sent an album out into. Good job, then, that it contains far more hits than misses.
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Mar 20, 2017It feels more like an intimate recording project than a live band document, mostly splitting the difference between routine electro-Stones rave-ups and strung-out ballads.
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Apr 10, 2017The album is as much a kind of career retrospective and odds-and-ends collection as it is a new creative document.
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Mar 23, 2017It’s a lot better than it might have been, but not quite as great as one might have hoped.
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Apr 12, 2017Musically there is little to remember, lyrically some of this is challenging to forget. For a 19-year wait, this is a mild payoff indeed.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 2
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Mixed: 1 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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May 16, 2017
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Mar 20, 2018
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