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84 out of 100

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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 149 Ratings

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  • Summary: The electro-rock Brooklyn-based duo releases its debut album with Mom + Pop and M.I.A.'s N.E.E.T. Recordings.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Lost At Sea
    100
    there's nothing else like this band right now and possibly ever. The volume and power of late 90s rap metal without all the stupidity and endless chugalug. Vocals that not only sing sweet melodies but support them with harmonies that push and pull against the current of noise, only sassy and canny, like a My Bloody Valentine that's being marketed to pre-teens.
  2. Slant Magazine
    100
    Even though it's as ambitious an exercise in freeform genre-splicing and pure, amp-blowing volume as has been attempted in the past few years, it's always at least as fun as it is smart, taking the three great pillars of guilty-pleasure music (deafening arena-rock swagger, sugary pop hooks, and delirious dance beats) and rolling them together into a singularly appealing cacophony.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    40
    It's the Ting Tings amplified past 11, and the two never stray far from the formula.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 29
  3. Negative: 7 out of 29
  1. FloB.
    10
    What about these guys? I'm all about these guys.
    • 4 of 4 users said yes
  2. Blake
    5
    It's loud, but honestly, that's as interesting as it gets when it comes to this album.
    • 3 of 8 users said yes
  3. JohnS.
    3
    It's like metal machine music all over again, plus it's not easy to dance to. Simply annoying.
    • 2 of 10 users said yes

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