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Jul 14, 2016By-the-book, yes, but still a page-turner.
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Jul 14, 2016Youth Authority is a sun-drenched delight that sees the quintet firmly reconnecting with their roots.
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Jul 15, 2016The slower stuff often turns sticky--but the group wears their heart on the sleeve and, somehow, that tendency is more endearing as the Maddens turn into middle age warriors.
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Jul 14, 2016There’s a hearty dose of nostalgia here, but in the end, it feels less like a retread and more like a continuation--and a celebration--of the good old days.
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Jul 15, 2016Youth Authority does an admirable job updating Good Charlotte’s sound in ways that should please both long-term and new fans.
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Kerrang!Jul 14, 2016Ultimately, the record's slower moments, Life Can't Get Much Better and Reason To Stay, keep Youth Authority from reaching the heights of their triple-platinum The Young And The Hopeless. Nevertheless, this collection of bright and lively summer anthems makes Good Charlotte's return a welcomed one. [9 Jul 2016, p.50]
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Jul 14, 2016Both the album’s most grating and gratifying moments sound like they could’ve emanated from a Hot Topic 15 years ago. There’s danger in that nostalgia, but when it’s good, it’s great. It’s a decidedly uncool record from a band that’s long since stopped caring about these things.
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Jul 26, 2016Youth Authority is a testament to the resilience of their energy, even as the band headbangs towards middle age. It's an energy that manifests itself sometimes in cringey nostalgia, other times in uninspired sentimentalism, but mostly it's anthemic and endearing.
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Jul 18, 2016The Maddens and co. sound like they’re throwing the obligatory tropes of encroaching middle age against the wall, hoping that something, anything, will stick.
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