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- Summary: The 10th full-length studio release for the Oregon folk rock band was inspired in part by George Saunders' Lincoln in the Bardo and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.
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- Record Label: Yep Roc
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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MojoOct 6, 2020Their finest since 2010's Destroyer Of The Void - sees them concentrating on what they do best: songs that sound like The Beatles at Big Pink; songs that sound like Dylan gone power-pop. [Oct 2020, p.93]
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Oct 6, 2020Despite its overtly metaphysical esthetic, Holy Smokes Future Jokes goes down fairly easy, as the band conjure up melodies that swaddle Earley's heady yet homespun lyrics in the golden hues of breezy west coast pop and country-folk.
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Oct 6, 2020Blitzen Trapper has succeeded in making a very complex album that is probably quite different than most new albums you’ll hear this year.
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Oct 6, 2020The head-scratching concepts go down easy for music that feels like a comforting warm breeze on a cool spring day.
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UncutOct 6, 2020Musically it's more grounded, though, if still diverse. [Nov 2020, p.27]
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