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Sep 18, 2023There’s no other band out there that can write such hopeless lyrics while also managing to make me feel so alive.
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Sep 18, 2023It’s a seamless and natural progression from when the band released squeaky-clean interpretations of their beloved 2020 album Brave Faces Everyone, just last year on Brave Faces Etc. But they’ve buckled down, tightened things up, and now observe sheen and a bit of grit with an impressive balance.
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Sep 18, 2023No Joy sounds far more artful and ambitious than anyone would have expected from this band a few years ago.
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Sep 18, 2023If life is still depicted largely as a struggle against despair, these songs nevertheless suggest that small moments of happiness can be found amongst the darkness. If the message of No Joy is ultimately one of perseverance, it’s fitting that this is an album which seems set to grant its creators a new lease of life.