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- Summary: The second full-length release for the Canadian quartet was self-produced and mixed by Graham Walsh.
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- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Noise Pop
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Classic Rock MagazineFeb 3, 2021Arguably the most exuberant guitar pop alum of 2020. [Mar 2021, p.87]
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Jan 21, 2021What sets Kiwi Jr. apart from their peers though is their madcap view of the world and Cooler Returns establishes them as a band too confident to conform; a band who have all the skills to match their lyrical smarts.
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Jan 21, 2021The real fun of Cooler Returns, though, lies in the clever details that you might never understand, no matter how many times you listen.
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Jan 21, 2021With Cooler Returns, Kiwi Jr. remains suspended in an alternate reality where it's always the last day of undergrad classes and a group of bookish housemates is hanging on a front porch waiting for a party to start around them. The sophomore semester moves with a little more intention and nuance than the freshman year did, but the year-end celebration is no less of a blast.
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Jan 25, 2021Songs such as Maid Marian’s Toast are both clever, easy-going and gilded with just the right amount of feedback and mouth organ.
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Jan 22, 2021Cooler Returns plays out best if you go with its flow. Musical flourishes, references, and inspirations abound, but if you let yourself get lost in it, there is a lot to enjoy and not too much to worry about.
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Jan 27, 2021Most of Cooler Returns is an extension of what their last album was – that’s intentional. These aren’t meant to be revelations, or even to be taken as on-point analysis of a time or place. This is music for the soul, if your soul is literally craving a beer and a nap.
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