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  • Summary: The second full-length release for the Seattle-based indie rock band was recorded in a Southern California surf shop and produced by Ty Segall.
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I Can't Speak
I, I saw you walkin round the scene at night rollin around the parties what did you think you'd find? not me ooo I can't speak yeah yeah yeah I'm... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Sep 25, 2015
    83
    What La Luz have going for them on their second album is a willingness to crank down the tempos to a sexy crawl that feel intended for bumping and grinding rather than shimmying or frugging.
  2. Aug 4, 2015
    83
    Weirdo Shrine is a fog to get lost in, to put on repeat and let the tangled guitar melodies take root. They’re a light in their own darkness, guiding themselves to newer and more intricate spaces.
  3. Aug 7, 2015
    83
    The real highlight of Weirdo Shrine comes from Cleveland’s guitar playing. Nearly every song on the record features either a solo or a break for the singer to take over and shine with her instrument.
  4. 80
    At 11 tracks that clock in just over half an hour, it’s done too quickly. But we spend just enough time in La Luz’s nocturnal surf world to push repeat and return again, an action the best albums always provoke.
  5. Aug 4, 2015
    80
    This LP is clearly the product of four immensely talented musicians with a clear vision of asphalt soaked in rain and asphalt, the fears of death reflected upon by shining a flashlight through a hazy, ominously beautiful mist.
  6. Aug 4, 2015
    71
    The undercurrent of darkness in La Luz's music is what makes their work so fierce and intelligent. You could blink and miss their sneaky, underhanded way of slipping unease into their cheerful-sounding songs.
  7. Aug 19, 2015
    60
    Much of the material ends up sounding similar with no one track standing out from the pack.

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