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Marbles
I'm losing all of my marbles Someone put a hole in this old bag So if I start stumblin' don't be startled I'm just tryin' to get back some of my... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. 80
    It's boisterous punk with just enough melodic hardcore embedded to ensure that Single Mothers won't be on any Joyce Manor bills anytime soon.
  2. Oct 14, 2014
    80
    Righteous anger, razor-sharp songs, and killer music is a trifecta few punk bands can claim on their first album, but Single Mothers hit the jackpot on Negative Qualities, and if this doesn't turn out to be the best punk debut of 2014, then the music has been having a truly great year.
  3. Alternative Press
    Oct 14, 2014
    80
    A rapid barrage of sludge-rich bass, scalding guitar distortion and wrist-popping drums fill atop frontman Drew Thomson's infuriated black humor. [Nov 2014, p.98]
  4. Oct 14, 2014
    74
    Thomson's lyrics are at once Single Mothers' main attraction and--for some listeners--their presumptive sticking point.
  5. Oct 14, 2014
    70
    Negative Qualities might be uncomfortable listening, but it’s also entrancing, from the scrawny punk rock jams to the Nirvana-esque ‘Feel Shame’ or the surprisingly tuneful late-’90s emo of ‘Money’.
  6. Oct 14, 2014
    30
    Single Mothers sound consistent throughout this set of ten beer-soaked songs, but after just 20 minutes, that consistency is far too homogenous and one-note to be interesting.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1