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77 out of 100

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9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

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  • Summary: Onelinedrawing is the alter ego for Sacramento, Calif.-based singer/guitarist Jonah Matranga, formerly of the emo band Far.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    One of the most expansive "punk" records in recent memory: hushed vocals, toy pianos, and weird drum-machine beats, alongside soaring (and often howling) rock. [Listen 2 This supplement, Mar 2004, p.12]
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  2. All Music Guide
    80
    Onelinedrawing, in general, may be a bit too saccharine for some listeners, and it lacks the classic power pop levity of a Brendan Benson or Weakerthans, but The Volunteers is a wildly inventive record that can stand tall beside earnest peers like Saves the Day's In Reverie.
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    30
    More than one track goes on about how love will eventually get us to heaven and such, and the sickly, sugary sweetness of it all just leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
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  1. ryann
    10
    extremely overwhelming in its honesty. this represents what music should be about : love.
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  2. NicolasK
    9
    un son relaxant avec une voix superbe
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