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  • Summary: The seven-track release for the Brooklyn art-punk band was produced by its guitarist Madison Velding.
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  • Record Label: What's Yr Rupture?
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival
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  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
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  1. Uncut
    Oct 17, 2019
    80
    Another delightful exercise in musical brevity and lyrical snark. [Oct 2019, p.24]
  2. Oct 17, 2019
    79
    They don’t have to be angry all the time to get their point across, and the vulnerability they show throughout these six new songs showcases a band having a bit more fun than they’d like to let on.
  3. Oct 17, 2019
    70
    Channeling everyone from Talking Heads to ESG, BODEGA remain as giddy and funked-up as ever. And on this highly danceable new addition they barely make a mis-step.
  4. Oct 17, 2019
    70
    Shiny New Model definitely lives up to the title. The EP takes the best parts of the band's debut (their energy and snarky lyrics), adds dynamic tension and focus, and ends up being just a little better and just a little more exciting.
  5. Nov 12, 2019
    70
    Our children’s children may not remember baseball umpires and humans that sang their own songs, but Bodega’s Shiny New Model makes for the perfect soundtrack to worry yourself silly about such things.
  6. Nov 22, 2019
    70
    BODEGA’s mantra is “the best critique is self critique” and it is a message that is well conveyed throughout this album.
  7. Oct 24, 2019
    70
    This EP is more sketchbook than fully realized piece of art, a placeholder between full-lengths designed to keep the band in the cultural conversation.
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