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- Summary: The third full-length release for the Philadelphia shoegaze band led by Domenic Palermo was produced by John Agnello.
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- Record Label: Relapse Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Noise-Rock, Shoegaze
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Positive: 10 out of 13
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Mixed: 3 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Aug 24, 2018While much of the album intermixes the gritty and the gorgeous with all the economy of an Anton Corbijn photo, there are moments of open-hearted purity, too. But unlike just about every other band on earth, NOTHING is at its best when it closes itself off and spins into oblivion.
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Aug 28, 2018The album’s about accepting that joy often stands side by side with pain. No, it’s not a wild departure from its predecessors, though it’s no less powerful for that.
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Aug 30, 2018Not only do they bring back their best traits, Nothing absolutely perfects a diverse sound they've been trying to nail for some time. Not that they were bad at it, quite the opposite, but here, refining and honing finally pays off.
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Aug 29, 2018Dance on the Blacktop is music at the edge of Hodson’s “everything.” Its theme might be resolve, tenacity, or redemption itself--the sound of hitting rock bottom, looking up, and still catching a glimpse of beauty above.
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Oct 19, 2018Dance is best enjoyed when you accept its familiar pleasures--it bursts with pure deliverance, coming from a band that refuses to hang in life support.
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Aug 29, 2018The album shows a heavier interests in riffs as opposed to just soaring chords and lengthy grooves. In the end, Dance on the Blacktop, comes off as a homage to the best of early '90s alternative rock.
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Aug 21, 2018While Dance On the Blacktop is a fair attempt at taking forward their sound, unfortunately, it feels more like a regression.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 1 out of 3
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