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80

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  • Summary: The latest release for the New York-based psych-rock duo of Dave W. and Ego Sensation was mixed by Martin Bisi.
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  • Record Label: Thrill Jockey
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Space Rock
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. May 23, 2017
    90
    This is an album that reminds us of the healing power of turning off the white noise, but you will not want to stop listening to these songs themselves.
  2. Mojo
    May 23, 2017
    80
    It sounds surprisingly, hypnotically groovy. [Jul 2017, p.96]
  3. May 25, 2017
    80
    As long-time residents, the pair are understandably incensed and concerned over recent developments in the US, along with their city’s ongoing corporate makeover, translating their rage into a seething Xtrmntr for modern times that is undoubtedly their best, most relevant work to date yet.
  4. May 23, 2017
    70
    Stop Mute Defeat is a recharge and a reinvention for White Hills, and is, by necessity, their most focused work.
  5. May 23, 2017
    70
    Not all of the songs here find their mark, but it’s a fun ride nonetheless.
  6. Jun 7, 2017
    60
    No matter how synthetic and mechanical things get, the stain of cosmic psychedelia never completely fades.