The Hum
by Hookworms
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Nov 11, 2014
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
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  1. podzorama
    Nov 14, 2014
    9
    This album grabs you by the scruff, throws you around until disorientated, then injects you with some weird trippy downers before picking you back up and booting you up the a*se... and the crazy thing is...you can't wait to go back for more.
    The Hookworms aren't desperately trying to please on this album, you listen to this on THEIR terms. Visceral honest and uncompromising, this is a    This album grabs you by the scruff, throws you around until disorientated, then injects you with some weird trippy downers before picking you back up and booting you up the a*se... and the crazy thing is...you can't wait to go back for more.
    The Hookworms aren't desperately trying to please on this album, you listen to this on THEIR terms. Visceral honest and uncompromising, this is a step forward from their superb debut "Pearl Mystic".
    I strongly recommend you give it a try.. Go on, I dare you...    … Expand
  2. jyo_tirmaya
    Nov 24, 2014
    10
    I was watching the American Music Awards (AMAs) yesterday and couldn't believe One Direction won like 3 awards!?! It was like being in the Twilight Zone where everyone is different from you. "Where are the truly good bands" I thought. So I went to the computer cuz i remembered hearing about this band and heard some of it on iTunes, and I bought the album and sat down and listened inI was watching the American Music Awards (AMAs) yesterday and couldn't believe One Direction won like 3 awards!?! It was like being in the Twilight Zone where everyone is different from you. "Where are the truly good bands" I thought. So I went to the computer cuz i remembered hearing about this band and heard some of it on iTunes, and I bought the album and sat down and listened in blissful punk rock satisfaction (if there is such a thing). The energy of the punk as in "Radio Tokyo" and the different vibes coming from songs like "Beginners." Now THIS is a good band! btw, how much of the royalties from selling albums on iTunes do bands receive? I hope it's decent. I heard Garth Brooks wants to start a new music site where the bands get more for their music. If bands like Hookworm can make more money from his site, I hope it's up and running soon!… Expand
  3. CiphirSol
    Nov 18, 2014
    9
    Shifts gears considerably since Pearl Mystic and establishes a sonically different chapter of their ongoing journey. Definitely a band to watch because the journey is far from over and even better parts could be up their sleeves.
  4. autogeddon
    Nov 15, 2014
    10
    The second album by this immensely talented Leeds band does not disappoint; it's a more than worthy follow up to their great debut. Last year's Pearl Mystic was almost like a 40 minute odyssey of fuzzy psych, and whilst The Hum keeps a lot of the influence that led to that sound, it also showcases a new cleaner cut sound and much more energy than before. Radio Tokyo and The Impasse soundThe second album by this immensely talented Leeds band does not disappoint; it's a more than worthy follow up to their great debut. Last year's Pearl Mystic was almost like a 40 minute odyssey of fuzzy psych, and whilst The Hum keeps a lot of the influence that led to that sound, it also showcases a new cleaner cut sound and much more energy than before. Radio Tokyo and The Impasse sound more like their punk and noise routes whilst the closer Retreat is like a revamped version of See No Evil by Television. This is an incredible record, and you need to hear it.… Expand
  5. spageopriya
    Dec 3, 2014
    8
    Though they currently enjoy international distribution through one of the biggest indie labels in England, Hookworms insist their group is nothing more than a hobby. The Leeds psych-punk band is but one of many musical pursuits its members currently partake in; they’re still self-managed; and they’re bewildered by the sight of strangers around town wearing their t-shirts.

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. The Wire
    Dec 15, 2014
    50
    The impression left by The Hums's buzzing, keys-assisted pseudo-punk is that of a heavier Clinic or even Scottish also-rans Magoo. [Nov 2014, p.72]
  2. Pretty Much Amazing
    Nov 25, 2014
    83
    There are no wasted notes, no wasted time, and nothing but the impulse to listen again.
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  3. Mojo
    Nov 19, 2014
    80
    One of the best rock'n'roll albums of 2014. [Dec 2014, p.96]
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