Last Night on Earth - Lee Ranaldo and the Dust
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  • Summary: The latest release for Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo includes the Dust, his new band that includes fellow Sonic Youth alum Steve Shelley, Alan Licht, and Tim Lüntze.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Uncut
    Oct 8, 2013
    80
    Last Night is ambitious, mature and noisy. [Nov 2013, p.78]
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  2. Paste Magazine
    Oct 8, 2013
    71
    His lyrics are far more discursive and poetic, and grapple more strongly with existential issues. Musically, it can make for inspired moments like the wowing extended coda of “Blackt Out” or the Grateful Dead-like “Key-Hole.” Just as quickly, though, things can go sour.
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Oct 7, 2013
    70
    It’s not Sonic Youth, but Ranaldo, haunted with memory and philosophizing all this time stuff, sounds like he’s indeed having the best time of his life.
  4. The Fly (UK)
    Oct 7, 2013
    60
    The moments of clarity indicate a record that yearns for change.
  5. This Is Fake DIY
    Oct 7, 2013
    60
    Last Night On Earth is filled with guitar licks that manage to sound ferocious and friendly at the same time, marrying a slightly avant-garde persuasion and tight focused songwriting with something instantly warming.
  6. Pitchfork
    Oct 10, 2013
    55
    The evolving identities of Lee Ranaldo might be a valiant pursuit, but they have made for a problematic tone on Last Night on Earth.
  7. Q Magazine
    Oct 16, 2013
    40
    It's just a little underwhelming. [Nov 2013, p.115]
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