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  • Summary: The fifth full-length release for the Pittsburgh duo of Steve Moore and A.E. Paterra was inspired by the Italian prog rock band Goblin.
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  • Record Label: Relapse Records
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock, Neo-Prog, Prog-Rock
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  1. Dec 2, 2015
    80
    While space rock might never be considered high art, when it begets nine tracks as riveting and white-hot as those on Shape Shift there's little you can do but submit.
  2. Dec 2, 2015
    72
    In their own way Moore and Paterra write catchy music. That their tastes position them as soundtrack-buff outsiders at the fringes makes the cohesion, listenability, and passion of Shape Shift that much more of a triumph.
  3. Dec 2, 2015
    70
    This entry in the Zombi oeuvre should sit just fine with longtime fans and for those who are just coming to the table, there’s plenty to find in the duo’s back catalog that should satisfy until the next time these two stumble into a studio and issue another piece of unmistakably strong stuff.
  4. Dec 21, 2015
    70
    It's their first of several written live in the studio, giving it an immediacy that their two preceding records lacked.
  5. Dec 2, 2015
    70
    Shape Shift finds Zombi returning to their earlier sound and reliably crafting sturdy, horror-tinged neo-prog.
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