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Jul 18, 2019Never before have the band felt so complete and realized in causality of their sound than on Modern Mirror.
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Jul 22, 2019Hypnotic and immersive, Modern Mirror pulls the listener deep into its lore while keeping it fresh and contemporary. While the record is not necessarily groundbreaking, it doesn’t need to be. It’s everything we want from Drab Majesty.
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Jul 18, 2019Drab Majesty have crafted an album that works on its own merits, with songs that you may want to revisit just as much as your favorite vintage post-punk classic track. There's also a nice emotional arc and flow to the album that speaks to the band's theatrical nature as they recontextualize a kohl-eyed '80s goth aesthetic for the next doom generation.
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Jul 18, 2019Adding in the duo’s pressing commentary about narcissism and digital romance, both of which bear heavy relevance today, Modern Mirror is goth aestheticism for the now and just maybe—the decade to come.
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Jul 22, 2019For Drab Majesty to take the next step, with an album that resonates with a larger audience, you feel that more depth is required along with more of the melodic excellence provided a handful of times here. If that happens it could even rival some of the best albums your dusty collection from the 80s boasts, such is the potential here.
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Jul 18, 2019Modern Mirror isn't without a couple worrying hints that the Drab Majesty aesthetic isn't immune to diminishing returns. ... But even that doesn't stop Modern Mirror from being something Drab Majesty haven't accomplished before, which is an album that has no use for the "skip" button. It is a very good Drab Majesty album. More importantly, it is a very good album, too.
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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