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  • Artist(s): John Shaw, Elisa Ambrosio, Pete Nolan
  • Summary: This is the first full-length release in seven years for the noise rock trio was produced with Jason Meagher.
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  1. The Wire
    Nov 24, 2020
    80
    With its mix of anxiety, fun and catharsis, it provides a compelling listen for a tumultuous year. [Oct 2020, p.56]
  2. Dec 7, 2020
    80
    2020 is an album that is always making and unmaking itself, dissolving its constituent parts into radiant pools of slush, then rallying them into tangible structures, then letting them collapse again. Being, becoming, nothingness, it’s all in there.
  3. Nov 24, 2020
    80
    On 2020 Magik Markers don't just reflect the chaos of a year that felt more dystopian with each passing month; they make the most of the opportunity that difficult times provide to start fresh while honoring time-tested strengths.
  4. Uncut
    Nov 24, 2020
    80
    If 2020 confirms anything, it's the breadth of what Magik Markers can do, within what might read like constraints. [Nov 2020, p.36]
  5. Nov 24, 2020
    73
    They mostly tuck the dissonance and bedlam beneath the surface of these tunes, like a weapon hidden between hem and skin. That restraint highlights the band’s surprising breadth on their most diverse set of songs yet.