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Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. May 7, 2015
    80
    You can’t help but feel that given better production this could well have been the album of the year that some over-enthusiastic sorts claim. One of the surprises of the year, however? Definitely.
  2. Q Magazine
    Apr 29, 2015
    80
    A record to get lost in. [Jun 2015, p.99]
  3. Apr 29, 2015
    80
    Gary McClure knows how to write a strong melody and a great hook, and he's no slouch on guitar; those are gifts that would serve him well under any circumstances, but on American Wrestlers he's shown that he can make a great record with any old junk at his disposal, and quite simply, that's just what he's done here
  4. Apr 29, 2015
    70
    Ultimately, the most appealing thing about American Wrestlers is its lack of obvious guile or pretension.
  5. Apr 29, 2015
    69
    The highlights of American Wrestlers reveal themselves immediately, but elsewhere on the record McClure demonstrates a curious ability to bury concise hooks in otherwise-doughy or unfinished songs.

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