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Disgraceland
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  • Summary: The second full-length release for the Chicago quintet includes production from Dave Sitek, Chris Coady, and Jim Abbiss.
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Southern Comfort
Drink by drink, I'm thinkin' thinkin' Why won't you hang with me this evening? And I can't walk and I can't dance Give me a smile and then take off... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jun 2, 2014
    80
    Morrison, Spector, Doherty, Cobain; The Orwells know their roots and they know how that story plays out.
  2. Consequence
    Jun 9, 2014
    75
    To their credit, The Orwells own their brattiness, but they also know their way around a good hook. That’s a devastating combo, and in the case of this album, it makes for a more-than-satisfying modern rock record that’s both carefully crafted and shot straight from the hip.
  3. AllMusic
    Jun 2, 2014
    70
    Like the late-night cautionary tales that play out in their songs, the real key to enjoying The Orwells is to just not overthink it and listen and enjoy the music, because time spent pontificating about their age is time that could be better used for partying.
  4. Pitchfork
    Jun 2, 2014
    62
    Ultimately, they're at their most engaging when maintaining an ironic distance between subject matter and tone.
  5. Uncut
    Jun 26, 2014
    60
    The Orwells ape highlights of the last 25 years of indie rock on their second album. [Aug 2014, p.78]
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  6. Q Magazine
    Jun 13, 2014
    60
    It's fun for sure but perhaps not quite the game-changer everyone--or, at least, the band themselves--was hoping for. [Jul 2014, p.112]
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  7. Alternative Press
    Jun 4, 2014
    10
    The vocals are almost hilariously monotone, the lyrics loaded with crass, elementary rhymes, and the instrumentation is simply dreadful. [Jul 2014, p.98]
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  1. Neldeezy
    Feb 14, 2018
    10
    This album is absolutely great.

    You can hear the inspirations flowing through your speakers. The Orwells are a bunch of 19 and 20 year    This album is absolutely great.

    You can hear the inspirations flowing through your speakers.
    The Orwells are a bunch of 19 and 20 year olds who understand what a 19 and 20 year old is supposed to sound like.

    They're perfectly summarizing the spirit of the generation born in the mid 1990s.
    They're mad, they're sarcastic, but they absolutely know how good they are.

    Critics mistake their careless attitude with arrogance, but this is rock, they're not out there writing young adult fiction novels.    … Expand
  2. TOOLSHED
    Jul 2, 2014
    8
    This is a fun album! I immediately thought of the Black Lips when I first heard it, for some reason. I'd guess a Black Lips meets ModestThis is a fun album! I immediately thought of the Black Lips when I first heard it, for some reason. I'd guess a Black Lips meets Modest Mouse is an appropriate comparison at times ... but at others, more like the Hives meet Iggy Pop. Intriguing combos, right? Maybe even Stroke-ish at times. ... whatevs - if you like carefree rock, give it a go.… Expand

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