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John Maus
- Record Label: Ribbon Records
- Release Date: Jun 28, 2011
- Summary: This is the latest album for the experimental composer from Minnesota.
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- Record Label: Ribbon Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Top Track
Hey Moon | |
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i know it's been so long since we saw each other last i'm sure we'll find some way to make the time pass hey moon it's just you and me... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 20
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Mixed: 4 out of 20
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Negative: 1 out of 20
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Jun 30, 2011Pitiless Censors is a sparkling album, a lo-fi synth pop masterpiece that manages to give endless aural delights while still being intellectually engaging, and despite having been caught at the center of a whirlpool of current movements, all of which reflect some aspect of Maus' style, he has only cemented his identity as a singular, unimpeachable figure.
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Jul 13, 2011He has incorporated some New Wave signposts, with a little melancholy disco, constantly refining what might be the right kind of landscape for his deeply yearning, compelling vocal.
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Jun 30, 2011Unlike Before Today, Maus' third release is less moody, more consistent in its sense of oddness and intrigue. We Must Become... is also consistent in that nearly every track manages to top what came before it.
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Q MagazineAug 8, 2011American producer conjures up dazzling electronics. [Aug. 2011, p. 123]
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Jun 30, 2011As a whole, We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves doesn't necessarily offer the highs of his past two albums, or something as immediate as "Rights for Gays," but it is a remarkably cohesive listen.
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Jun 30, 2011It makes sense that the conceptual gravitas behind an album like this wouldn't have enough fuel for 11 songs (the originals of this scene weren't necessarily known for their full-lengths) but it certainly would've been amazing to see him pull it off. Specific, loving, authentic, but limiting, it may leave us wanting more--but there's no doubt that John Maus made the album he wanted to make.
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Jun 30, 2011The album is filled with garage-sale synths flooded with reverb and nary a hook to be found, sounding, at best, like an unfinished video-game score ("Hey Moon") and, at worst, like a Human League track played backward in a Walkman taped to the skull of a drowning man ("Head for the Country").
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 1 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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Nov 14, 2011
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Jul 26, 2011
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Oct 4, 2011This one is tough. Is it a pastiche or just bad production? Anyway, itâ
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