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- Artist(s): Jenn Wasner, Andy Stack
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Summary:
The fourth full-length release for the Baltimore duo of Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack was co-produced with Nicolas Vernhes.
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- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic
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Top Track
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| I see his eyes moving away from me Oh no, is this another end in trust? He knows he holds them in over me But what a gate is worth the cost? We share... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 24
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Mixed: 5 out of 24
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Negative: 0 out of 24
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Apr 29, 2014Departures rarely sound this confident--it helps that Shriek builds off of the major songwriting strides made by Civilian.
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Apr 24, 2014Shriek is perhaps not what we expected from a Wye Oak record, but it’s blinding nonetheless, and, while destroying any preconceived notions of the band, lodges itself near the top--if not at the top--of their canon.
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Apr 28, 2014When everything clicks, as in the ghostly bounce of “Schools of Eyes,” the band’s new direction seems inevitable.
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Apr 28, 2014Her voice also takes up more space on this record, going deeper and flitting over Stack’s melodies with such abandon it’s as if she might float away.
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Apr 28, 2014Throughout the album, she shifts from restrained cool to soaring sentimentalism in mere seconds; this dynamic is something that Civilian possessed, but Shriek masters.
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Apr 29, 2014Ultimately, Shriek is an admirable reinvention.
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Q MagazineApr 24, 2014A step backwards. [May 2014, p.121
Score distribution:
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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
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May 8, 2014
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