Past Lives
by L.S. Dunes
  • Record Label: Concord
  • Release Date: Nov 11, 2022
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71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Kerrang!
    Nov 16, 2022
    80
    It feels refreshing, and like a bunch of really good mates have got together to share their experiences with the world. L.S. Dunes could well change the tide on all things post-hardcore.
  2. Clash Music
    Nov 15, 2022
    80
    This is an album that grows in grandeur with each listen, layers unravelling with every replay.
  3. Sputnikmusic
    Nov 15, 2022
    76
    Past Lives isn't exactly full of surprises, but it doesn't need to be to succeed as a mission statement for a new band who seem to be around to stay, if rumours of new material brewing are any indication. Every member of L.S. Dunes is in their element even after respective years of being legends in the genre.
  5. AllMusic
    Nov 29, 2022
    70
    L.S. Dunes' defiant, topical, and anthemic sound draws from a wide array of punk and hardcore subgenres.

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  1. mihaellaf
    Jan 4, 2023
    10
    "Past Lives" is an album by L.S. Dunes, a supergroup consisting of Anthony Green, Frank Iero, Travis Stever, Tim Payne, and Tucker Rule. The"Past Lives" is an album by L.S. Dunes, a supergroup consisting of Anthony Green, Frank Iero, Travis Stever, Tim Payne, and Tucker Rule. The album can be described as a complex network of interconnected threads, like a spider's web, that captures and unifies all the noise, riffs, and obsessive choruses within it. The lyrics of the songs delve into themes of struggle, stress, anxiety, despair, deception, physical pain, and the past. The album can be seen as an enchanted mirror that reflects the present in detail, but also the past and its possibilities, moments of rupture, and instances. The lyrics of the songs also frequently reference loneliness, feeling trapped or confined, and alienation. Overall, "Past Lives" is an introspective and introverted album that explores the complexities and difficulties of the human experience. My full review is available on my blog, under the title "The Spider's Web of Our Past Lives".… Full Review »
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