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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Apr 5, 2019
    90
    It's easy to stand in awe at the masterful abrasiveness and thrashing communication of anger and unease on Dog Whistle, but its pacing is an equal wonder to behold and a perfect reason to deem Show Me The Body as ambassadors of hardcore’s future.
  2. 85
    Show Me The Body make music that isn't easy either; what's so important about them is their ability to drag your gaze in those uncomfortable directions.
  3. Uncut
    Apr 25, 2019
    80
    There's an equally brutal, pulverising mix of guitars and electronics elsewhere, but they surprise more often than not. [Jun 2019, p.34]
  4. Apr 23, 2019
    80
    When I listen to this, when it hits me when I’m living or trying to be with others, or trying to be with myself, or trying, it is all I need.
  5. Apr 3, 2019
    80
    The second album from this New York punk trio dovetails depressingly closely with the emotional tenor of the UK--and indeed proves to be quite magnificently cathartic as a result.
  6. The production is slicker, the songwriting more considered, and the statement more solidified. Peppered with spoken-word interludes, Cashwan-Pratt laying himself bare like never before, Dog Whistle is a manifesto for everything Show Me The Body’s early days promised.
  7. Apr 3, 2019
    80
    Despite this fervent distancing of themselves from party politics, Dog Whistle is a brutal, impassioned flag-in-the-ground for the disillusioned in New York and beyond.
  8. The Wire
    May 7, 2019
    70
    The strangely Middle Eastern funk they cook up in between their typical lunges and surges, the totally tuneless vocals that end up sounding like some kind of flagellant hiphop and the general sense of bass-heavy groove that locates SMTB closer to Helmet than Fugazi. [May 2019, p.65]
  9. Apr 8, 2019
    68
    Dog Whistle functions best when Show Me the Body are able to capture the vitality of their live sets, as well as the sheer noisiness of New York itself.
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. May 6, 2019
    9
    Show Me the Body's newest record, "Dog Whistle", is fully charged with aggressive riffs and demonic growls that relentlessly occur throughoutShow Me the Body's newest record, "Dog Whistle", is fully charged with aggressive riffs and demonic growls that relentlessly occur throughout it's quick 30-minute run time. Truly one of the best hardcore/punk releases in the last decade. Full Review »
  2. Apr 16, 2019
    9
    Punk is really not dead you just don't know where to search it. Dog Whistle brings this original record to the house and is amazing.
  3. Apr 3, 2019
    9
    Dog Whistle is a fantastic record that hits harder than any of their previous releases while also being completely original and inventive. DueDog Whistle is a fantastic record that hits harder than any of their previous releases while also being completely original and inventive. Due to its short length and restraint, it never dulls and only provides hard hitting riffs with stellar punk vocals. Also very impressed with the best drumming I have heard from SMTB thus far. Don't miss it. Full Review »