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Apr 6, 2016This LP is pure Dandy Warhols, saturated with Courtney Taylor-Taylor's moody, drawled vocals, wailing guitars and introspective, oddball lyricism.
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MagnetJun 1, 2016The Dandys haven’t sounded this simultaneously energized and devil-may-care since the Duran Duran-polished synthpop of 2003’s Welcome To The Monkey House. [No. 131, p.52]
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Apr 13, 2016Overall, Distortland represents the kind of mix and match bag of tricks we've come to expect from The Dandy Warhols and while not quite attaining classic status, is a welcome return for a band who've never been afraid to stick two fingers in the face of adversity.
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Apr 8, 2016The most versatile tracks are not always the most immediately successful, but they’re gratifying nonetheless.
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Apr 7, 2016Although it isn't their strongest work, Distortland is an enjoyable late-era addition to their catalog that breathes as much as it pleases.
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Apr 7, 2016The Dandy Warhols aren’t doing anything new on Distortland, and they still sound as dispensable and indispensable as ever.
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Apr 5, 2016There are a handful of potential hits on Distortland, still they needed some structuring or at least a more powerful instrumental to be compelling.
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Apr 25, 2016Distortland may not see them return to the genius pop level they had up until 2003's ‘Welcome To The Monkey House’. But it is much closer.
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Apr 22, 2016It’s messy and, true to its title, chock-full of distortion and fuzz but it’s an organised mess with great instrument placements and wide spaces between the players that allow them to revel in dynamically roaming around these songs.
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Q MagazineApr 5, 2016Distortland continues Taylor's more ruminative songwriting. [May 2016, p.107]
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MojoApr 5, 2016There's a telepathic harmony to their nuggety pop chug. [May 2016, p.86]
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Apr 7, 2016Distortland, the band’s ninth album, sounds downright insular: fully formed, in its way, but nearly impenetrable.
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Apr 6, 2016It too often sounds like a diluted version of what’s gone before, a collection that struggles to reach the highs of old.
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UncutApr 5, 2016Their profoundly boring ninth album resembles sketches toward another unnecessary Stone Roses comeback. [May 2016, p.71]