Liberation - Trans Am
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  • Summary: The Washington, D.C. band's seventh album finds the band in a more political mood, even sampling President Bush (the newer one) on one track.

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  1. Positive: 12 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    90
    Trans Am's Liberation is one of those rare albums that combine great musicianship, irony, sonic diversity, and originality. And to top it all off, the album rocks.
  2. Q Magazine
    80
    There is something unceasingly engaging about Trans Am. [Apr 2004, p.122]
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  3. Mojo
    60
    Chopper blades and police sirens pepper the album; indeed, shorn of this angsty hum, the by turns pastoral and metallic instrumental tracks pale. [Apr 2004, p.106]
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  4. Stylus Magazine
    30
    Friends: believe me when I say that the combination between the two disparate elements–unbearably goofy synth-pop and sub-par commentary on various parties’ political shortcomings–is indeed a deadly one.

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