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- Summary: The third full-length release for the British rock band features electronic elements such as samples, loops, and synths.
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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Positive: 18 out of 18
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Mixed: 0 out of 18
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Feb 8, 2018Microshift manages to be both their most accessible work and their most intense: the sound of an already powerful band gaining not just clarity, but focus.
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Jan 31, 2018You would have to search far and wide to find a transformation in an already great band that works as well as this. The key to it all is the vulnerability that MJ is now willing to put on display, giving the newfound musical incisiveness the emotional fuel it needs to really fly. If this isn’t one of the albums of the year then we must be in for something special.
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Feb 8, 2018Microshift clearly demonstrates that Hookworms are operating on a new level.
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UncutJan 29, 2018A wonderful record. [Mar 2018, p.30]
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Feb 2, 2018While ‘The Hum’ proved a logical step forward for Hookworms, ‘Microshift’ pays little attention to the script, and is all the more thrilling for it.
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Q MagazineJan 30, 2018Expanding your sound without losing your edge is a tough trick to pull off, but Hookworms manage it with inner space to spare. [Mar 2018, p.111]
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Feb 2, 2018Overall, Microshift is the sound of a band pulling itself out of the abyss on the back of its most buoyant music yet.
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Positive: 8 out of 9
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Mixed: 0 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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Oct 2, 2018Every song is amazing... except for boxing day. Not sure about that one, maybe it'll grow on me. Love this album though
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Feb 26, 2018Just saw the Hookworms live and this latest material just does not come across well. They seem to have lost there essence.
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