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Oct 27, 2016Integrity Blues is Jimmy Eat World's best record since Bleed American.
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Oct 24, 2016The dreamy sensation and emotional relevance of Futures is apparent here, and the catchier tracks (especially the designated singles) sound as natural as they ever have, at least since Chase This Light.
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Kerrang!Oct 27, 2016It's a soft, frail album Jimmy Eat World have here, but one that hits right in the feels. Hard. [29 Oct 2016, p.51]
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Oct 21, 2016Integrity Blues is Jimmy Eat World's most immediately accessible and focused album in years, a peak in the decades-old catalog of these reinvigorated and endearing stalwarts.
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Oct 21, 2016In the case of Integrity Blues, the band’s truisms prove much sexier than expected, and the fact is that it’s their strongest album in well over a decade.
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Oct 24, 2016It just took some time, but we’re finally hearing what Adkins has to say for himself.
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Oct 26, 2016Throughout Integrity Blues, Jimmy Eat World navigate through a variety of styles they’re comfortable revisiting and exploring further.
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Oct 24, 2016While they’re unlikely to achieve the same reach awarded them by ‘The Middle’ (although Taylor Swift’s endorsement won’t hurt), their dedication to honest, wide-eyed songcraft has resulted in their best album in over a decade.
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Oct 21, 2016They've given listeners a sense of what they could be if they really stepped outside of it here, and quite frankly, a little more could go a long way.
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Oct 25, 2016On Integrity Blues, Jimmy Eat World return to that mood of reverie, with often beautiful and quietly triumphant results.
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Oct 24, 2016Not everything they attempt comes off--The End Is Beautiful is a harmless and cloying ballad and Through comes across as Jimmy Eat World by numbers--but for the most part Integrity Blues is an intriguing and varied entry into the band’s back catalogue.
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Q MagazineOct 21, 2016At its worst, it's tired and turgid, but neither is it hopeless or without hope. [Dec 2016, p.109]
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