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- Summary: The latest release for the Cleveland band led by David Thomas was inspired by pop music and Raymond Chandler's 1953 novel of the same name. The CD release features a bonus live CD with a performance of the new album tracks at Montreuil in December 2018.
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- Record Label: Cherry Red
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk
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Jul 15, 2019The Long Goodbye is an amazing achievement that accomplishes its mission of encapsulating a 45-year career with wit and aplomb.
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Jul 15, 2019The minutiae of each song’s sonic environment reveals far more than a casual listen, making this an album best experienced through headphones.
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Jul 15, 2019From beginning to end, The Long Goodbye is pure Pere Ubu: surprising, unexpectedly tender, and above all, thought-provoking. Even by their standards, this is a wild and challenging album -- coming full circle rarely sounds this exhilarating.
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UncutJul 15, 2019Thomas lurches from surrealist poetry to impressionistic short stories, like a hybrid of Captain Beefheart and Ernest Hemingway. [Jul 2019, p.33]
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Classic Rock MagazineJul 24, 2019Difficult to separate the jokers from the aces. [Aug 2019, p.80]
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