Hollywood Park
by The Airborne Toxic Event
  • Record Label: Rounder
  • Release Date: May 22, 2020
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  1. MrBonesSTL
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    This is the TATE album I've been wanting for years. Their last album was not very good IMO but as soon as I heard the first single for this album I knew it was going to be great. This is TATE at their best since their 2nd album. This album compliments the memoir nicely. I have not put the book down.
  2. moonpie1979
    May 31, 2020
    10
    Best album by any artist of 2020 thus far, and a career highlight for the band, eclipsing their peppy, hook-filled self-titled debut. A long period of inactivity has followed a couple of lacklustre albums, all of which have exacerbated the triumph of this release. The band’s most stirring and touching output to date can be found within, but it’s not a maudlin album by any stretch.Best album by any artist of 2020 thus far, and a career highlight for the band, eclipsing their peppy, hook-filled self-titled debut. A long period of inactivity has followed a couple of lacklustre albums, all of which have exacerbated the triumph of this release. The band’s most stirring and touching output to date can be found within, but it’s not a maudlin album by any stretch. Oftentimes deeply personal lyrics which allude to charismatic frontman Mikel Jollett’s troubled childhood (as detailed in the book of the same name) are delivered in terrifically radio-friendly packages. It’s an album of constantly shifting dynamics, not only between songs, but often within them, and this makes for a thrilling listen - and yet the finished product feels absolutely coherent. It’s intriguing, it’s engaging, it’s instantly satisfying, but repeated listens truly reveal the intricate joys found within.… Expand

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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

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  1. AllMusic
    Jun 5, 2020
    70
    Hollywood Park dials back the trashy glam rock of its predecessor in favor of big earnest indie rock with the occasional flourish of gothic folk and Americana-laced post-punk.
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  2. The Telegraph (UK)
    May 27, 2020
    80
    It can get a bit messy at times, but if you like the sound of The National channeling Bruce Springsteen at a rowdy barroom hoedown then this could be one for you.
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  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    May 27, 2020
    90
    An hour of sheer roar-along brilliance. ... Stupendous. [Jun 2020, p.88]
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