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Jul 1, 2013Whereas 2011's Want More felt uneven, Howl is dynamic, controlled and with few, if any holes.
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UncutDec 6, 2013Articulate, emotional and primed for the dancefloor. [Jan 2014, p.71]
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Jul 18, 2013The middle lags a bit, but that’s forgotten when ninth song Cold brings the breakup album home with simple piano and Brooks’s wounded singing.
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Jul 16, 2013Now three albums into their career, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound have taken their lumps, paid their dues and emerged as a band rooted equally in the wisdom of the past and the optimism of the present.
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May 24, 2013Despite the obvious--and deliberate--reference points, most of Howl is a solid chapter in the evolution of a fascinating band.
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May 24, 2013There’s a sense listening to Howl that its creation might have stung a bit, but in the end, the band’s pain proves to be the listener’s pleasure.
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May 24, 2013It appears that by shaking off the mantle of “indie-soul revivalists,” Brooks and his band may have also shaken off the element of excitement that made them worth listening to.