1. theofficialjeff

   10

   To say the very least, this album took me by surprise. When I heard that it was a hardcore punk album, I immediately didn't listen to it, at least as much as it's possible to immediately not do something. Then it won Spin's Album of the Year award, and I knew I had to listen to it.
   
   From the very first second the delay-drenched guitars hit, I was in awe. Honestly, I can recall the moment perfectly: I had just returned my books and was driving home for Christmas break, listening to the warmest, most inviting, and best punk I have ever heard in my life.
   
   It's catchy, it's inventive, it's raw, it's furious, and it's GREAT. Listen to this album. Just do it.… Expand

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2. jocunelson

   10

   Give it four listens. It is loud and racous. It is hard to understand some of the lyrics. Every song has a heart and a primal beat and feeling. The best album of 2011 (if you can stomach noise). It is a movie in your head. It is the 12 year old kid playing air guitar in the mirror to the Who. It is a monolith. It is perfection.… Expand

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3. j30

   8

   Compelling and epic are the two words I would use describe this record. It keeps getting better each time I listen to it. "The Other Shoe" and "The Queen of Hearts" are the two standouts.… Expand

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4. TAE

   6

   Sounds like the Arcade Fire being fronted by the Ultimate Warrior. I enjoyed the music but it doesn't match up with such angst ridden vocals. I was never a hardcore punk fan but this doesn't exactly sound like a true punk rock record being that the music is rather tame.… Expand

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