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Satan's Graffiti or God's Art? Image
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  • Summary: The eighth full-length studio release for the Atlanta rock band was produced by Sean Lennon.
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Can't Hold On
Well, maybe I'm a crook for stealing your heart away Yeah, maybe I'm a crook for not caring for it Yeah, maybe I'm a bad, bad, bad, bad person Well,... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. 90
    Satan’s Graffiti or God’s art? shows that while other bands may find themselves naturally winding down when several albums in, Black Lips are still going from strength to strength.
  2. Mojo
    Apr 26, 2017
    80
    Their ninth studio album is simultaneously more cosmic and conceptual than earlier efforts. [Jun 2017, p.89]
  3. May 3, 2017
    80
    This is actually a great record, because Black Lips are the sort of band that can pull off preening and rambunctious in the same album (sometimes even in the same song).
  4. 70
    While Wayne, Lucid Nightmare and the 50s mirrorball romance of Crystal Night maintain the crisp retro spark of old, the rest of this somewhat inspired 55-minute mess smacks of the Fat Whites’ sticky-trousered narco-country.
  5. Jun 5, 2017
    60
    They bounce between genres with screwball zeal, but the anti-concept loopiness can be weird fun.
  6. Q Magazine
    May 9, 2017
    60
    Other artists might have engaged in some sort of artistic progression by now, but this is what Black Lips do. They bend to no one's will but their own. [Jul 2017, p.104]
  7. Apr 26, 2017
    40
    It’s as capricious and confusing as it sounds, yet the overall result is one of surprising cohesion.

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