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- Summary: After writing a novel and a soundtrack for it, Joe Pernice returns to the Pernice Brothers to record the band's first album in four years.
- Record Label: Ashmont
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Pernice's sixth studio album under the Brothers moniker is a palate cleanser that's more satisfying than most bands' main courses.
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The eclecticism is jarring--especially on an album that's only 32 minutes long--but the songs are frequently superb
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Pernice rarely does things in half-measures, and accordingly, the songs here glow with quiet inspiration.
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Like his book, which settled on a downcast but hopeful note, Goodbye, Killer succeeds not because Joe Pernice is a real-life loser, but because the man knows how to tap into the moments where we all feel like losers--the broken half-smiles and the stare-at-your-shoe embarrassments--when redemption seems a bit too far of a reach, and you just want to convince another human that you aren't bullshitting them.
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These pop songs all work well--the melodies are tight, the playing energetic, the lyrics both smart and emotive. In short, it's another solid Pernice Brothers record.
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To be fair, a subpar release from Joe Pernice is better than most artists' masterworks. However, compared with Pernice's previous efforts, Goodbye, Killer feels somewhat thin.
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MojoThe sixth studio album from Jow Pernice, brother Bob and friends has streaks of the usual wry humour, but you might struggle to remember the songs that contain them. [Jul 2010, p.98]
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