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  • Summary: The debut full-length release for London-based Italia 90 took just two days to be tracked by producer Louis Milburn.
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  1. Jan 23, 2023
    90
    ‘Living Human Treasure’ is a wonderfully exciting and enjoyable album. Italia 90 have and axe to grind and grind it they do.
  2. Mojo
    Jan 23, 2023
    80
    While Idles boast similar reserves of adrenalin and attitude, Italia 90 better deploy groove. [Feb 2023, p.84]
  3. Uncut
    Jan 23, 2023
    80
    While some moments feel more familiar - the sneering delivery of "Leisure Activities" borders on John Lydon mimicry - they embellish this punk undercoat with rich textural and atmospheric explorations, as well as tracks that glide between moments of industrial, goth and new wave. [Feb 2023, p.29]
  4. Jan 23, 2023
    70
    Energetic, furious and deeply lamentful, perhaps the main achievement here is how Italia 90 so forwardly address a near fifty-year old cultural heritage which so many depend on yet take for granted.
  5. Feb 1, 2023
    70
    So, Living Human Treasure is hard to love, but it’s not unlovable. There’s a smart, inventive band at work here, with the potential to rise to the very top of the current class of post-punk acts.
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