Northern Aggression
by Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3
  • Record Label: Yep Roc
  • Release Date: Nov 30, 2010
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Rolling Stone
    Apr 13, 2011
    80
    Northern Aggression, made with his long-running Miracle 3, is a new peak in that hard-boiled moral aggression.
  2. Uncut
    Dec 20, 2010
    80
    An audacious, risk-taking tour de force, it locates itself in the upper reaches of Steve Wynn's increasingly daunting canon. [Jan 2011, p.87]
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  3. AllMusic
    Dec 8, 2010
    80
    The album is not only perfectly balanced; it stands out as a bright (black) light amid the dross of postmillennial rock.
  5. Boston Globe
    Dec 8, 2010
    90
    Northern Aggression rocks as ferociously as anything Wynn has ever done.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Dec 8, 2010
    88
    L.A.'s veteran indie rocker is on a tear in his third outing with the up-for-anything Miracle 3 - guitarist Jason Victor, drummer Linda Pitmon and bassist Dave DeCastro - fusing Wynn's penchant for Americana rock, psychedelia, brutal punk and extended jams into an intriguingly seductive blend.
  7. PopMatters
    Dec 8, 2010
    70
    Scrapbook glories like Dream Syndicate's The Days of Wine and Roses drowned his songs in raw noise, but as many singers do in middle age, Wynn has achieved balance along with his new riffs. Let's hope he finds some more down in his basement for the follow-up.

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