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- Summary: The second full-length release for Ben Cook's Young Guv in 2022 features a collaboration with James Matthew VII on "Change Your Mind."
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- Record Label: Run for Cover Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Neo-Psychedelia, Power Pop
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 1 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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Jun 29, 2022GUV IV is yet more proof that no matter the genre or sound -- whether it's the band's beloved jangle pop or something further out on the indie pop spectrum -- they are up to the challenge and will deliver the goods.
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Jun 29, 2022On GUV IV, Cook’s songs feel fuller and more fleshed out.
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Jun 29, 2022Guv IV is a fun summer spin, but doesn’t coalesce into the memorable statement a pop songwriter like Cook could be capable of.
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Jun 29, 2022It’s mainly miss. The limp steel guitar backing “Cold in the Summer” is too low-key to maintain any interest whatsoever; same with the forgettable strummed final track “Wind in My Blood”.