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  • Summary: The four-track release from the Canadian hardcore punk band's Zodiac series features Vocals From Julien Baker And Matt Berninger.
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  • Record Label: Tankcrimes Records
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival
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  1. 90
    What’s particularly neat here is that record masterminds Mike Haliechuk and Jonah Falco have forged their most diverse and chameleon-onic sound bed to date.
  2. Sep 23, 2021
    90
    Haliechuk and co. have developed a layered universe and score that creates a unique and immersive experience for those wise enough to carve out ninety minutes of their time to read along with the story as they listen. It's an album that requires listeners to invest their time and attention, but surely those listeners will be happy they did so.
  3. Sep 23, 2021
    80
    Don't go into this expecting casual listening (a notion Fucked Up's fans got used to years ago), but if you're willing to meet this music on its own terms, it's impossible not to be dazzled by it.
  4. Sep 23, 2021
    78
    Just as this band once broke the rules of hardcore, they have also reinvented the concept album, transforming the most indulgent exercise in the classic-rock playbook into an egalitarian, community endeavor.
  5. Sep 23, 2021
    70
    There’s a lot to enjoy on Year of the Horse.
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  1. Dec 19, 2022
    10
    So good it hurts. I have shared this with everyone I give a rip about. Including my cat and dog. I think even they like at least half of it.