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- Summary: The sixth full-length release for the New Jersey indie rock duo of Brian Sella and Mathew Uychich was produced with Nick Furlong.
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- Record Label: Fueled By Ramen
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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Oct 13, 2017The Front Bottoms are more confident, and secure enough to confess to all they don’t yet know. It’s a privilege to listen in as they work it out.
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Oct 13, 2017It would have been incredibly easy for them to rest on their laurels and placate the faithful. Instead, they took a huge creative risk, pushing the idea of what--and who--they are as a band while still retaining their identity. And damn, does it sound good.
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Oct 13, 2017Certain synth melodies might be a tad too sugary for some, but they bolster the top-notch songwriting on Going Grey, and Sella's unique and unpredictable vocal phrasing keeps the proceedings distinctly Front Bottoms from start to finish.
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Oct 13, 2017More tonally diverse and thoughtfully arranged than the Bottoms' previous output, Going Grey is still wily enough to please longtime fans while adding new layers to their sound.
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Oct 18, 2017Going Grey isn't gold but it's definitely bright in terms of their future.
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Oct 24, 2017Too much of Going Grey seems oddly unwilling to risk offense--the concepts of “Far Drive,” “Everyone But You,” and “Grand Finale,” songs about various lovelorn states, could be the work of any pop-punker with a passing AP English grade, feeling as perfunctory and indistinct as the hyper-compressed, airless music surrounding them. Stella’s still got his tics, but by this point, they can feel like shtick.
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Positive: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 1 out of 1
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May 16, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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