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Sep 5, 2013While not nearly as brash or baiting as 1996 essential Popular Favorites, Yarber's junkyard boogie "Run for Cover," greaser ballad "Little War Child," and Friedl's "Woke Up in a Police Car" at least live up to that title.
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MojoJul 10, 2013Any threesome with such a full house of boss songwriters shouldn't go splitting up again. [Aug 2013, p.86]
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Q MagazineJul 10, 2013Desperation proves that only modest mellowing has taken place in the interim. [Aug 2013, p.103]
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UncutJul 10, 2013Desperation is as refreshing as it is welcome. [Aug 2013, p.73]
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Jun 20, 2013It’s a nice record, just not a great one, though it seems like the kind of thing that’ll age gracefully.
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Jun 18, 2013For an album that was certainly not recorded spontaneously, Desperation sure sounds spontaneous.
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Jun 13, 2013Their singing is stripped of its former bite, and while they still ramp up the fuzz, it's a much cleaner-sounding album made at Dan Auerbach's Nashville studio. And as a whole, it's very inconsistent.
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Jun 11, 2013For those of you not so enamoured of the lo-fi, early ‘90s garage/punk crud the Memphis trio so brazenly and brilliantly pioneered, feel free to plug in your own “1” or “0” stars.
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Jun 11, 2013Desperation’s greasy, grimy garage rock sounds natural.
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Jun 7, 2013Despite the layoff, Desperation is the work of a band that still knows a few things about rock ‘n’ roll stripped of pretense.
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Jun 7, 2013Desperation may prove to be the best rock record of the year.
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Jun 7, 2013The 14 barebones blasts that make up the record serve not just as a testament to the group's legendary status, but a reminder of the ageless spirit of rock & roll at its most fundamental level.
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Jun 7, 2013Everything is wrapped up in a breathless half hour and except for titles that aren’t quite as controversial as the immortal “I’m Not a Sicko, There’s a Plate in My Head,” this makes similar groups such as the veteran Fleshtones sound like Taylor Swift.
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Jun 7, 2013Fourteen songs in 31 minutes, and every moment a thrill.