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  • Release Date: Sep 15, 2021
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 35
  2. Negative: 4 out of 35
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  1. Apr 9, 2023
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    By the Time I Get to Phoenix is a heartbreakingly beautiful Injury Reserve album that will leave you emotionally changed. It's as experimental as anything I've ever heard, but it works beautifully, Overall, an astoundingly emotional and charged album that is a must-listen for any experimental fan.
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82

Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
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  1. The Wire
    Dec 20, 2021
    70
    Much like Mantronix, Injury Reserve’s strengths lie in their overall freshness, and the way they play with and reinforce hiphop’s borders. Phoenix is full of post-genre dynamics. ... Phoenix is a punch-drunk affair that finds Injury Reserve hurtling forward with a determined anguish. [Oct 2021, p.49]
  2. Nov 3, 2021
    80
    By the Time I Get to Phoenix has arrived, an album loaded with deep emotion and detailed texture that makes every track feel revelatory.
  3. Sep 23, 2021
    77
    On By the Time I Get to Phoenix, they reintroduce themselves as wide-eyed explorers, a rep that suits their fascination with rap’s mechanics, its margins, and its future.