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- Summary: The fourth full-length release for the Brooklyn-based post-punk trio was produced by Drew Vandenberg.
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- Record Label: Wharf Cat Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 2 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Feb 25, 2020This record is a super early contender for album of the year for me though. It’s loud, dark, and thundering. Bambara suck you into their world for just under an hour, and as unpleasant as it can be. It’s not one you find yourself ready to leave.
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Feb 13, 2020The production gives everything a hazy, ethereal glow, but it makes all of the blazing guitar riffs and pounding drums resonate, rather than washing them out. Easily the band's most accomplished album to date.
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Feb 13, 2020Engrossing, dark and irresistible, ‘Stray’ is a grandiose effort from an adventurous group, who just keep getting better all the time. Bambara remain a genuine force.
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Q MagazineFeb 13, 2020Each of Stray's tracks bring with it a sense of foreboding, from the eerie short-story-style lyrics to the reveryb-y guitars, which land between Echo & The Bunnymen and Ennio Morricone. [Apr 2020, p.105]
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Feb 26, 2020Bateh’s sequencing is masterful, but take some of these songs out of the album’s broader context and many lose their steam. It’s not particularly kind to the casual listener either—this is an album for those fully committed to being a fly on the wall of this jet-black joyride.
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Mar 30, 2020Stray smartly builds on the style and intensity of 2018’s underrated Shadow on Everything by adding nuance and new ideas.
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Feb 13, 2020M uch of ‘Stray’ could do with heeding its own advice; instead Bambara stay firmly on a strong but fairly predictable path.
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Positive: 1 out of 2
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Mixed: 1 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Feb 29, 2020This will be one of the best rock albums of the year. See them live they are amazing!
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