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- Record Label: Beyond Beyond Is Beyond
- Release Date: Oct 9, 2020
- Artist(s): Pat Gubler, Cesar Arakaki, Tom Malach, Danny Arakaki
- Summary: The latest full-length release for the New Jersey-based jam band was recorded in Philadelphia with Jeff Zeigler.
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- Record Label: Beyond Beyond Is Beyond
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
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Oct 16, 2020Nightcap leans more towards the song-ish end of things in its first half, though bits of free-wheeling freakery are tucked in between verses and choruses. In the second half, it sprawls more open-endedly across cuts that lead one to another without pause for breath. ... The effect is more like a suite than a collection of tracks, a bravura show of musical prowess that winds through moods, time signatures and keys.
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Oct 16, 2020Nightcap at Wits' End is the most complete articulation of their wide-reaching creative range, and stands as the their most focused and engaging work to date.
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UncutOct 16, 2020The new album is singular in its conception and an impressive leap forward in terms of execution. [Nov 2020, p.20]
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MojoOct 16, 2020Punchier and more accessible, while still showcasing the sextet's psychedelic bona fides. [Nov 2020, p.84]
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The WireDec 9, 2020Nightcap further distinguishes them as more than a clever amalgam of Dead tropes. The shifting time signatures and dramatic dynamics of “Wasted Time” suggest a fondness for Gabriel-era Genesis while the courtly melody and stentorian storytelling of “Altered Place” conjure thoughts of The Moody Blues at their late 1960s zenith. [Jan 2021, p.72]