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- Summary: This is the debut full-length release on What's Your Rupture? for the Brooklyn-based rock quartet from Texas.
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- Record Label: What's Your Rupture?
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Noise Pop
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 24
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Mixed: 1 out of 24
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Negative: 0 out of 24
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Apr 15, 2013It’s a pitching and yawing listen, and it’s compelling and punchy in a way that’ll have you bouncing straight out of your chair.
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Apr 15, 2013By intention or coincidence, the band's debut boils over with frustration. And all you crave is a piece of it.
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May 30, 2013It's an album of brainy rock songs that state their claims then defiantly step out from beneath the ethereal haze.
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Jan 14, 2013Light Up Gold finds Parquet Courts looking to breakout through any available means: intense reflection, resin hits, or rock'n'roll.
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Feb 11, 2013The singing and songwriting mostly split between Austin Brown and Mr. Savage, who are astute enough to write taut, smart lyrics, and self-aware enough to arch an eyebrow while maintaining the pose.
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Jan 24, 2013Most songs clock in under two and a half minutes but manage to say plenty.
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Mar 28, 2013There’s enough that’s interesting and/or good about Light Up Gold to give it a solid recommendation, with the caveat that Savage’s voice is likely an acquired taste.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 2 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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