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Jan 21, 2021Cheater finds Pom Poko stretching and redefining their own unique blend of mangled aesthetics and creating a ruptured post-punk-pop world that’ll leave you staggered and anxious for just one more song.
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Jan 19, 2021It's not every day when a band makes a second album that's more thrilling than their debut, but Pom Poko aren't an everyday band. Their tricks are always in service of their songs on Cheater, and their excitement about the possibilities of their music is utterly contagious.
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Jan 19, 2021‘Cheater’ is one hell of a trip with a rare band who are singularly themselves. No-one else could do what Pom Poko do.
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Jan 19, 2021On their first album, Birthday (2019), Pom Poko delighted in confounding expectations and taking their brazen sounds to giddy extremes. With Cheater, the band are essentially repeating the process with even more confidence.
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Jan 27, 2021Cheater is concise, well-paced, and thought-through. Its chaos is held together precariously, a ride that feels at once dangerous and secure. Though you know exactly what to expect, you keep getting back in the line.
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Jan 19, 2021Said new album Cheater is pretty great. It dishes out a familiar set of thrills, doubling down on many of Birthday’s strengths.
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Jan 19, 2021If you like your music ordered and predictable, then Cheater probably isn’t for you. But if you’re the kind of person who embraces chaos and doesn’t care if the can of fizzy drink has been shaken up before you open it because the resulting sticky mess is just as sweet, then you’ll love this album.
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MojoJan 19, 2021It mostly works but can be breathless. [Dec 2020, p.82]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Oct 5, 2021I find this album a beautiful mix between beautiful vocals, and cool guitar riffs. The songs are chaotic but still really well made and structured.
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Feb 26, 2021WOW, what an album! I was really surprised by this one, keep coming back to it again and again. Favorite tracks: Cheater, Like a Lady, My Candidacy
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Jan 23, 2021