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- Artist(s): Kevin Hendrick, John Arthur Webb, Chris Rowley, Sonny Barrett
- Summary: This is the debut full-length release for the punk band that includes Huggy Bear's Chris Rowley, Male Bonding's John Arthur Webb and Kevin Hendrick, and Sonny Barrett.
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- Record Label: What's Yr Rupture?
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Punk Revival
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Nov 9, 2020A bit of a crime he's been laying low so long but thankfully, Adulkt Life is yet another mighty, invigorating musical force he's a part of.
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Nov 9, 2020This is avant-punk for the ageless with songs that could appeal to the crustiest post-punk fanatic and those young enough to be living through their first global crisis.
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MojoNov 9, 2020Supple rhythm section underpins Rowley's abstract lyrics facing existential ills with charisma and skill. [Dec 2020, p.89]
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Nov 9, 2020There may only be 26 minutes of material in Book of Curses, but the amount of unsettling ideas and reflections of modern disenfranchisement are more than enough for it to leave its impact.
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Nov 11, 2020Book of Curses reaps the discontentment sowed through years of simmering anger, finding joy in perhaps the only reliable constant: the catharsis of punk rock.
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Nov 9, 2020Book of Curses' brevity also works in its favor, at least for me. A 15-track, 40-minute album of music like this would've been a bit much, but at 26 minutes, the band's abrasive punk is quite listenable.
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Nov 9, 2020Adulkt Life prove middle aged doesn’t mean middle of the road.