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- Summary: This is third and final volume of the alternative rock band's New Age Norms trilogy.
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- Record Label: Cwktwo Corp
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
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Oct 4, 2021Each of the three volumes stands alone as great compact albums of indie pop, but they work better together, with each volume featuring a slightly different take on the material.
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Oct 4, 2021Cold War Kids’ multifaceted style keeps things exciting even at the LP’s weaker points, but how does the story change when taken as a whole? Maybe not by much. Taken on its own, though, New Age Norms 3 shows how much Cold War Kids will push to figure themselves out as they grow and the world around them slowly shifts into something unfamiliar.
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Oct 4, 2021When New Age Norms, Vol. 3 comes to a close with "Wasted All Night"'s drifting coda, it feels like a fitting conclusion to the project's mix of big-picture ambition and in-depth emotional exploration.
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Oct 4, 2021New Age Norms 3 is not a perfect album, but it’s a perfect little thing to wake up with, and I think sometimes that’s good enough for a band that shouldn’t have anything left to prove.