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- Summary: The latest release from Chicago band led by Tim Kinsella was created for an an experimental theater’s interpretation of the works of the poet Charles Reznikoff.
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- Record Label: Polyvinyl
- Genre(s): Emo, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock
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Aug 5, 2013Perhaps the most tightly performed Joan of Arc material, Testimonium Songs feels less like a proper album and more like a sidebar, deeply aligned with the harsh tones of Reznikoff's bleak poems.
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Aug 5, 2013An intriguing if uniquely disjointed experiment, and one that likely benefits quite a bit from familiarity with Charles Reznikoff’s work or seeing its theatrical accompaniment.
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Aug 5, 2013Taken alone, these six tracks are fascinating enough from a conceptual standpoint, and listening to a band audibly restraining themselves is quite scintillating. But it's hard to shake the feeling that these pieces would likely have a significantly greater impact when connected with the entire Testimony performance.
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MagnetAug 16, 2013"Does this make this more or less weird than what I've come to expect from JOA?" the answer is yes. [No. 101, p.56]
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Aug 5, 2013By the album’s end, there’s no definable takeaway aside from the fact that Testimonium Songs would have benefited from being a true Joan Of Arc record as opposed to a small piece of a larger puzzle.
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