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- Summary: This is the debut solo debut release for the former Smith Westerns band member.
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- Record Label: Sub Pop Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Sep 12, 2016Crucially, New Misery never sinks--it’s lightweight enough to ensure it never gets weighed down.
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Mar 18, 2016Denser than any of their three albums, New Misery blends catchy solos, beefy drums and thick synth parts indebted to Spiritualized and OMD with Cullen’s voice--which remains evocative of some dreamy American high school utopia.
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Apr 18, 2016Channeling both experience and innocence into his first solo collection. Against all odds, Omori has conjured up a solid debut that should ensure a bright future lies ahead.
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Mar 18, 2016New Misery may be uneven, but it confirms Cullen Omori has a musical future one might not have expected based on the Smith Westerns.
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Mar 21, 2016As Cullen's thought provoking and dark lyricism crawls beneath its music adornment, you must unlock it to really appreciate the contrast.
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Mar 18, 2016A solo debut that functions as a bit of a reinvention, for better or worse. [Jan/Feb 2016, p.58]
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Mar 18, 2016Most of the songs on New Misery sound exactly like Smith Westerns without Kakacek. But here’s the rub: Omori’s voice is so airy that it works best when punctuated by meat-and-potatoes moments straight out of the classic rock cookbook.
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