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- Summary: The fourth full-length release for the Brooklyn indie pop band-turned-solo-project by Jonny Pierce who wrote and produced the album.
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- Record Label: Anti-
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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| Hi Hi Welcome Who's this? Jonny. Oh, okay, just checking. Shrink-wrapped magazines in a paper bag He hugged me when I came home Only boy in a ballet... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Jun 16, 2017The new sounds heighten the bittersweet flavor, as Pierce opens up about feeling lonely, stupid, betrayed, empty, and at times, hopeful. If his life hasn’t exactly gotten easier, his music has never been better.
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Jun 16, 2017Abysmal Thoughts is a fun, lovely record, radiating sunshine in every melody and shadows in the lyrics. It’s whole and complex and captivating, a treasure chest of an album in which you’ll find something different and unique hiding within each listen.
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Jun 29, 2017"Abysmal Thoughts"' breezy music and direct words are an arresting mix, and as Pierce stakes his claim as a 21st century master of melodrama, he delivers the purest version of his music yet.
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Jun 16, 2017Pierce and company might never release anything as tight and high caliber as their debut album, but they are heading in a new direction while still remaining staunch pioneers of the heavy synths and reverb style that warranted them attention in the first place.
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Jul 12, 2017As the songs start to slow in the second half of the album, the focus starts to wander. The songs aren’t bad, The Drums have put out a lot worse, they just drop the thrilling momentum of the earlier half.
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Jun 26, 2017Going it alone might not have been the most obvious next step for Pierce, however he has managed to maintain a catchy and consistent sound that justifies that decision.
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Jul 21, 2017The problem isn’t simply that he starts the album fixating on his reflection in Mirror and rarely budges. It’s that without a foil to contribute drama or dynamism to his doldrums, Pierce’s echo chamber of mithering is all-consuming.
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