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Oct 17, 2016Polizze has escaped the weight of history, the whole of the Hiss persona reaching the higher plain that the guitar has occupied from day one.
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Oct 17, 2016High Bias is the best Purling Hiss album yet, channeling a tidal wave of noise into songs that you can remember almost immediately and even hum to yourself later when the album’s out of ear shot.
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UncutOct 17, 2016Purling Hiss set aside their chaotic brand of psychedelic garage rock in favour of a collection that seems to owe a surprising debt to British New Wave of the late '70s and early '80s. [Nov 2016, p.35]
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Oct 17, 2016With the exception of the seriously catchy "Get Your Way," the rest of this set is dominated by the group's rock moves, but at the same time, Polizze writes actual songs, not just frameworks for his guitar work, and it's the melodic strength of High Bias that makes it so powerful.
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Oct 17, 2016If you’re happy to ride some riffs into the sunset, High Bias is a worthwhile trip.
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Oct 31, 2016They have the talent and a knack for inventive songwriting. But with High Bias, even with its attempts at envelope pushing, Purling Hiss hasn’t quite set themselves apart.