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Mar 6, 2019Sometimes older and wiser just makes you harder and meaner. I Used to Be Pretty is the grungy, gangly, glorious result of hard-won maturity.
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Jan 18, 2019I Used To Be Pretty is an unexpected triumph from a band far too compelling to be a one-off.
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Jan 18, 2019If the first 45 minutes don’t convince you this is the best garage rock album in years, then the closing 13-minute epic “Ghost Cave Lament,” one of two new tunes, will seal the deal.
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Jan 18, 2019Though the versions of the songs on I Used to Be Pretty sound fantastic, it can be tricky messing around with the alchemy of previously recorded music. There was a certain charm to the ramshackle, handmade feel of these tunes as they appeared on the original albums. That said, these gussied-up, more professional arrangements show Chris D.’s songs in the best possible light.
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Classic Rock MagazineMar 11, 2019An atmospheric yet strutting cocktail of dark romance, louche sax lines and bluesy grit. [Apr 2019, p.89]
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UncutJan 18, 2019Rough-hewn thrills abound. [Jan 2019, p.21]