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- Summary: The experimental Dallas, Texas outfit led by John Congleton returns with a spooky, noisy fourth album.
- Record Label: Kill Rock Stars
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Operatic in scope, ruthlessly ambitious in its range, The Paper Chase have dropped one the most unique and substantive records of the year.
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It’s a passionate and at times painful aural experience as a whole, but it’s one that has to be taken from start to finish.
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Sure, 2004's God Bless Your Black Heart may be the Paper Chase's best album in terms of accessibility, but the band has taken its usual dark angle and bent it another hundred or so degrees toward further obtuseness.
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Presents more of the same disconcerting, cacophonous, yet strangely melodic and catchy music that always seems to find frontman John Congleton on the verge of going absolutely insane.
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It's so gleefully over-the-top that even the most absurd and token-tortured lyrics neatly circumvent being taken at face value.
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While imperfect, Now You Are One Of Us is packed with poignant ideas and disturbingly beautiful moments.
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I admire the band's unorthodox approach to its music and its combination of disparate rock and non-rock elements.... That said, I will probably never be able to listen to this entire album in a single sitting.
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Positive: 4 out of 5
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Mixed: 1 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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lukeskyfacerAug 12, 2006
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kathymAug 10, 2006This is my favorite release from The Paper Chase. Agree?
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WinterfreshAug 12, 2006This is definitely a solid album and another great addition by The Paper Chase. The lyrics are amazing, as always. I love it.
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DennisOMay 14, 2007Allmost pure genius! One of the best albums of 2006
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mikes.Aug 16, 2006
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