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Marrying a knack for hummable melodies to a much-needed dose of sincerity, The Hiss hammers their tunes home with a sense of urgency on par with their classic rock and Brit-pop idols.
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The whole thing fizzes with a wired guitars-on-sleeve honesty and an artful intelligence more akin to The Mars Volta after an emergency jazzectomy thanThe Datsuns’ deadheaded dolt rock.
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Talk about a debut album, Panic Movement is worth more than just NME hype.
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The Hiss is certainly one of the most promising of the current wave of rock revivalists; it's easy to see why this disc is already a hit in the U.K.
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Alternately too predictable and too quirky, Panic Movement reveals the Hiss as an ambitious band that can't always deliver on its goals.
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Q MagazineBarrera's vocals lack the sneer to carry the heavier moments, and a couple of songs are little more than lame US rock-lite. [Oct 2003, p.106]
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The Hiss are not bad per se, but they add yet another corpse to a coffin that should have been nailed shut months ago.
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Panic Movement is far too samey and too much emphasis is put on the lyrics, which are not the Hiss' strong suit.
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rickrJul 5, 2005saw the hiss last year supportting jet and they blew them away any plans for a second album
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JordanSMay 10, 2005great debut album! can only hope that their next record tops this as some songs are a bit of a let down