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- Summary: The third full-length release for the Atlanta post-punk band led by Philip Frobos was recorded in a cabin in Georgia.
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- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Garage Punk, Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival
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Oct 31, 2019Punching with more focus and power, by the time the last note fades they emerge from the ring with the post-punk revival title belt slung around their triumphant shoulders.
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Nov 1, 2019There are lyrical themes explored here – social media and the 'digital you' face criticism, as expected from an act sonically indebted to the past – but they are window dressing for songs full of rhythm, forward motion and tightly packed kinetic energy.
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Nov 1, 2019Networker comes off as a very compact, low-key, and admirably cohesive work. The songs are tied together in a refreshingly consistent manner, despite numerous subtle shifts in tone and genre.
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Oct 31, 2019Despite being an excellent release in many ways, Networker nonetheless reinforces the belief that we are only scratching the surface of what Omni have to offer.
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Nov 8, 2019It’s all rather good in a discombobulating way, where the monotonic tension of, say, the Pop Group, meets lavish, emotion-harboring flourishes reminiscent of Orange Juice and even, in a couple of places, the Joe Jackson Band. You can’t get too comfortable even being uncomfortable, because Omni likes to mix it up, the jitter and the sway.
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Oct 31, 2019Networker is like a clock; it never hesitates or loses its pace, and it's constantly ticking. Yet the record feels unhinged, wily and obscure — as if the clock is hanging so askew, it might just fall off the wall.
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Q MagazineDec 17, 2019There's a pleasing mundanity to their lyrical scope. [Feb 2020, p.115]
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