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May 24, 2016Despite references to hard drugs and depression, Boeckner’s songwriting betrays an unconventional joyfulness, marked more by the relief between emotional peaks and valleys than by its strict verse-chorus-verse structures. In fact, in my opinion, this is the first project of his that measures favorably against the solo work of his more cultishly-beloved bandmate and rival.
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Apr 1, 2016Packed with tight hooks, this record adds plenty of new songs to Operators' repertoire that are sure to keep the crowds dancing late into the night.
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May 4, 2016Boeckner's melodies are precise and the choruses show moments of bright clarity cutting through the foggy verses: not unlike fleeing a bleak reality to find asylum in a dream. He hasn't sounded this committed and angry since leading Atlas Strategic a decade and a half ago.
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Apr 1, 2016Unsurprisingly, Blue Wave, the band’s first proper LP, sounds both old and new at once.
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Apr 1, 2016Blue Wave is not about moving forward, but using the past works of artists to create something fun and mildly pleasurable.
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