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Much like their debut, it'll take a few listens to be pulled towards Myth Takes by the force operates at its core.
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There are moments when they seem to lose sight of what it is exactly that makes them so interesting to begin with, writing songs that seem stuck halfway between dance and conventional indie rock.
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The major stumbling blocks of !!!'s shtick still pertain.
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Myth Takes is a record that's tough not to enjoy, even while you're wondering if you shouldn't.
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Their best yet: it’s multi-faceted like no release before it (from the band’s catalogue), and each and every nuance is super funky.
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As previous albums did, Myth Takes sees !!! aiming high in terms of grandiosity and intensity but falling short of its ambitions.
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If Louden Up Now was the sound of !!! trying to integrate their fusion of conflicting ideas and failing admirably, Myth Takes is the band not giving a damn and succeeding improbably at something even more interesting.
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There are lots of references thrown into their oddball funk, but it's starting to sound completely logical and natural.
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Not too many bands even in heyday of the initial wave of dance-punk released records as full of energy, intelligence, and ferocious funk as this.
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[Myth Takes] basically finds the group taking the best parts of their past releases and improving on them in dramatic ways.
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Taken within the context of !!!’s (and, by default, OUT HUD’s) legacy, it doesn’t feel like a step in any particular direction so much as a million ideas left to duke it out.
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BlenderToo bad about the self-important, chanted lyrics, which rattle on even when the band's trying to stretch out and groove. [Apr 2007, p.110]
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UncutParts of Myth Takes [are] as close to commercial... as !!! can get without combusting. [Apr 2007, p.92]
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Yet even if the lyrics actively discourage the application of your undivided attention, this is !!!'s most songful work yet.
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Your record collection still only really needs a couple of Chk Chk Chk 12"s and that Out Hud album, but don't pass on the chance to see them live.
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Tedium is a problem, but danceability is a given.
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MojoYou're left feeling less !!! than ??? [Apr 2007, p.102]
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Q MagazineRather than working as a listening experience, Myth Takes feels more like a dry run for one of !!!'s compulsive live shows. [Apr 2007, p.116]
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Vibe!!! certainly have talent and energy, but not the heart to self-edit. [Apr 2007, p.130]
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With a marked improvement in lyrical content, !!! have also brought the beats.
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MagnetIf you're sitting still through Myth Takes, you might be dead. [#75, p.90]
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It delivers on the promise of Louden Up, with infectious beats and a kitchen-sink approach.
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Myth Takes is a taut culmination that may just tear dance floors asunder with its locomotive inexorability.
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Under The RadarMyth Takes is certainly more epic than the band's first two albums, and in most ways improves on their Clash + speed + funk equation. [#16, p.89]
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Urb[The band has] gotten down to the more important work of constructing airtight grooves with just enough weirding-out to show their legion of followers that it takes more than a drummer with good 16th-note skills to rock this party right. [Mar 2007, p.96]
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Alternative PressTheir most accessible and uncompromising album.... !!! deftly balance adventurousness with fun--a potent combo that too few bands achieve. [Apr 2007, p.192]
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Paste MagazineMyth Takes doesn't confuse whiny indie solipsism with aerobic ass-jiggling. Ditching the former leads to the salacious fun of the latter. [Mar 2007, p.68]
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FilterWith Myth Takes, [!!!] cleans up from trying to get people to trip balls and instead tries to make them just dance really fucking hard for like an hour or so... while tripping balls. [#24, p.96]
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The only problem is that, like the Rapture last year, they've made their best album a good three years after the cultural capital of discopunk has been spent.
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No longer experimenting for experimentation's sake, every beat-breaking decision on Myth Takes serves to reinforce the monumental rhythms.
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Entertainment WeeklyFew can match their percussive intensity. Weaker are their attempts at acutal songs, of which there are a few too many here. [9 Mar 2007, p.109]
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SpinMyth Takes juxtaposes tribal post-punk with crooked attempts at actual pop, giving their epic groove-riders a booty-stimulating boost. [Mar 2007, p.86]
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Billboard"Myth Takes" ... should see the festive art-rock collective bop its way out of cult status, as each of the 10 cuts on this album adventurously cascade through genres without ever losing a groove. [10 Mar 2007]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 28 out of 33
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Mixed: 4 out of 33
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Negative: 1 out of 33
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