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Yeah, it's that stoney and weird, but it's also really, really good. Potentially their most accomplished work.
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Growing's approach is uncharacteristically undeveloped here, as the trio never seems to know for what exactly what it's aiming.
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The stylistic ground covered on Pumps is a logical progression for Growing and leaves them with a number of interesting places to go from here.
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Trying to isolate moments on PUMPS! proves fairly fruitless, though. It’s a totally immersive experience, best approached with trust and surrender.
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A little order goes a long way in making Pumps! their most accessible album to date, but what makes it their most successful album is that it still sounds like Growing.
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The watery guitar parts of All the Way remain, rolled up into gritty, more linear drum-machine rhythms that occasionally give way to the serene drone of Growing's earlier years.