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  • Summary: The debut full-length release for the band led by Chad Ubovich of Fuzz and Mikal Cronin was recorded with Eric King.
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  1. Mojo
    Feb 2, 2015
    80
    If the formula is simple, it delivers brutish thrills a-plenty. [Feb 2015, p.89]
  2. Oct 17, 2014
    80
    What we have here are twelve tracks of attitude, spice, intensity and verve, largely played at an uncompromising, breakneck tempo, but never compromising in terms of melodic accessibility or technical prowess.
  3. Oct 17, 2014
    80
    The band’s adept at sustaining a singular sound throughout via rabid drumming, guitar fuzz at burning moss level and the fractured harmonies at freaky.
  4. Uncut
    Nov 11, 2014
    70
    Surprises are reassuringly thin on the ground here, but the quality of Ubovich's psych-tinged ramalams, mostly delivered at Ramones speed, is high. [Dec 2014, p.77]
  5. 70
    His default mode--brisk canters with elements of beefed-up psychedelia and proto-punk--can be a little samey, but deviations occur, see the bludgeoning folk of ‘Dark Road’.
  6. Oct 17, 2014
    67
    Although the guitar stands at the forefront of this record, at some points (“Gold”, “Plank”) they overshadow Ubovich’s bizarre, reverb-filled vocals, which beg for more of the spotlight. Regardless, fans of garage, psychedelic rock, and punk will all find something enjoyable to take way from Meatbodies.
  7. Oct 17, 2014
    60
    As a songwriter, Ubovich still seems to be getting his sea legs; many of these tracks seem to be more about jamming than delivering melodies that will stay with you after the record comes to a close.

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