Transcendental Youth - The Mountain Goats
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81 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

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  • Record Label: Merge
  • Genre(s): Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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  1. Positive: 27 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Expert Witness (MSN Music)
    Nov 6, 2012
    100
    Matthew E. White's horn charts are the musical development Darnielle has in store for us. But the dealmaker is Jon Wurster's spare, inescapable drumming.
  2. Alternative Press
    Oct 19, 2012
    80
    Darnielle still ties this album up under a loose theme, but it is a bold, Cinemascope-like vision of social and religious outcasts. [Nov 2012, p.92]
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  3. Blurt Magazine
    Nov 1, 2012
    80
    A sense of quiet triumph pervades: this may be the prettiest Mountain Goats album yet.
  4. Q Magazine
    Oct 23, 2012
    60
    The tales of love, loss, life and death on his 14th album are embellished with brass flourishes for the first time, which only adds to the sense of drama. [Nov 2012, p.102]
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  1. magicorgan
    9
    Another really fine album by the underrated John Darnielle and the band. The song writing is fantastic as always but this time the brass arrangements add a musical depth rarely experienced on previous offerings. One of the best albums of the year for sure.… Expand

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