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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the San Francisco Bay Area-based punk quartet was produced by Efrim Menuck of Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
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- Record Label: Run for Cover Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Noise-Rock, Shoegaze
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Mixed: 1 out of 5
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May 6, 2014Exploratory, intense and without a kickflip or kingskin in sight.
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May 6, 2014The distant vocals and a plethora of noisy, crashing cymbals keep a frenetic pace throughout the first half of Psychic Mess which tapers out to a slower second half.
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May 6, 2014Creative Adult live up to their name well enough on this full-length debut, but they sound truly realized and focused by Psychic Mess' finale, with the band sorting out confused emotions per the title but landing musically right on point.
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May 6, 2014While Creative Adult's short-fuse energy made their brooding earlier EP releases exciting, they've managed the difficult task of keeping that fire alive throughout what ends up being a lengthy and considered album, burning with a dark fire for the full duration of the 12 songs presented here.
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May 6, 2014Without close inspection, without consistent rotation it does every bit as good a job at sounding fast and heavy as anyone could be expected to. It’s just hard to know what makes it Creative Adult and what, despite shouting so very loud, it wants to actually say.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1