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- Artist(s): Tom May, Greg Barnett, Joe Godino, Eric Keen
- Summary: The sixth full-length studio release for the Philadelphia-based punk band was produced by Will Yip.
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- Record Label: Epitaph
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 2 out of 10
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Oct 11, 2019While the 12 songs on Hello Exile don’t sonically deviate too much from the rest of The Menzingers’ previous six albums from the past decade or so, it offers a level of introspection relatively unheard in their genre. It’s an honest portrayal of where they are at this point in their life: not ready to settle down and give up the 4 A.M. nights at the dive bar down the street, but also realizing that those around them are in the process of doing so.
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Oct 7, 2019Hello Exile is full of idealized versions of Menzingers songs, a little slower than usual but still containing all the sonic and lyrical hallmarks that we’ve come to expect.
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Oct 7, 2019Here, nine of the 12 songs are Greg’s, and much of the album revels in his wistful romanticism as a result. ... Not that Hello Exile sits around navel-gazing. The Tom-led Last To Know is a seething rocker, and the just-audible off-mic yell before the guitar solo showcases a band as exuberant as ever, even as Joe Godino’s beats hammer down like a hangover.
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Oct 7, 2019Hello Exile is the Menzingers' most thematically heavy and emotionally weightiest album, as well as their boldest and most self-assured.
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Oct 7, 2019Not their best, not their worst... but something that'll move you as usual and help you appreciate life for the gift it is.
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Classic Rock MagazineNov 13, 2019The Menzingers deliver an energetic strain of melodic rock and bare their souls on aging, alcohol and angst. [Dec 2019, p.85]
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Oct 9, 2019The Menzingers established themselves as a group interested in moving forward—even if they wrote about those high school days. Hello Exile fails to follow through on that promise.
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Oct 12, 2019I just recently stumbled upon these guys and cannot find a weak link in their discography. This record is another excellent effort.
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