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  • Summary: The fourth full-length release for the Los Angeles-based band was mixed by Shawn Everett.
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  1. Jun 16, 2020
    74
    While they may have shed some of the quirks that made them unique, Invisible People is far and away Chicano Batman’s most accessible record, with big, clean hooks to match definitive statements. A decade into writing songs together, they sound stronger than ever.
  2. Jun 16, 2020
    70
    Underneath all the cool gloss are pleas of empathy and togetherness, along with some elliptical protest tunes, and while those songs do lend Invisible People some topical gravity, the album is fleet on its feet, a sleek and breezy pancultural party.
  3. Jun 16, 2020
    70
    Doesn’t the world need more joy and more hope these days? Chicano Batman seem to think so, and this album provides it in spades, in spite of the sense of worry and anxiety which pervades the lyrics.
  4. Mojo
    Jun 16, 2020
    60
    Synths sway like palm trees, grooves come sun-baked, and nifying message songs flow. [Jul 2020, p.88]
  5. Aug 20, 2020
    60
    A move to a more polished sound was desired and clearly achieved, yet tracks like “Moment of Joy” and “The Way” both seem to suffer from this newer clean style. “Moment of Joy” lyrically yearns to break out of its mellow musical world while “The Way” simply has too many ideas getting crammed into one song.
  6. Uncut
    Jun 16, 2020
    60
    It creates more cohesion than on previous Chicano Batman albums, but it also has the consequence of watering down the band's dynamic aesthetic. [Jul 2020, p.29]
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