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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the New York post-punk trio of Madison Velding-VanDam, Heather Elle and Jason Gates was self-produced.
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- Record Label: Council Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Positive: 4 out of 6
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Mixed: 2 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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Mar 12, 2020The Wants debut is bold, daring and incredibly effective. Separating itself from the regular indie noise, Container is an album that tells a compound narrative while experimenting cleverly with fine attention to detail.
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UncutMar 12, 2020The overarching atmosphere is masterful, a sense of brimming anxiety that unites even as it unsettles. [Apr 2020, p.37]
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Mar 20, 2020Interspersed throughout are dark, ambient instrumentals ‘Machine Room’, ‘Aluminum’, ‘Waiting Room’ and ‘Voltage’. This adds an extra layer of claustrophobia and menace, but also feels like the band are padding out a very good eight-track album into 12 songs. Still that’s a minor quibble – as ‘Container’ is a masterful statement of intent destined straight for the top of your lock-down dance party playlist.
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Mar 12, 2020While it's sometimes flawed and almost always derivative, Container is compelling enough to make one believe their next proclamation will be worth hearing.
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Mar 12, 2020Though there’s a clear outlook and lots to like, there’s a certain ‘leather trenchcoat on Camden High Street’ vibe to The Wants when you sense they were aiming for something a little more forward-thinking.
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MojoMar 12, 2020Tightly wound but eminently danceable songs with an earnestness that can seem a bit po-faced. [Apr 2020, p.96]
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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