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Mar 5, 2013Pearl Mystic just happens to be one of those records that embodies perfection.
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Mar 13, 2013It’s to their huge credit that they have made such an assured and immersive album on their own terms.
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Mar 13, 2013Pearl Mystic is the best British psychedelic album since the 1990s; maybe more than that.
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Under The RadarAug 28, 2013While there are definitely moments on Pearl Mystic that do sound distinctly retro, it never ventures into the realms of parody. [Aug-Sep 2013, p.97]
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UncutApr 25, 2013Audacious and urgent. [Jun 2013, p.74]
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Mar 5, 2013The Leeds five-piece combine psychedelia, krautrock and gonzo rock 'n roll to unashamedly epic effect on this surprisingly immediate debut album.
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Mar 5, 2013Hookworms could become something genuinely astonishing in a few albums’ time, and Pearl Mystic is a fine foundation indeed.
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Mar 5, 2013This record is not the sunburnt wooze of Tame Impala: it’s angrier, colder.
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Mar 5, 2013Pearl Mystic is a promising debut from Hookworms, but whether it’s universally appealing is impugnable--there’s a suspicion that accessibility is not exactly on the top of Hookworms’ priorities; instead making interesting, immersive music to get lost in clearly is.
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Sep 20, 2013As Hookworms gain more confidence and their heady rhythms are spread further afield, hopes remain that future material might be slightly less veiled.
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Q MagazineMar 12, 2013While such single-mindedness doesn't leave much room for light and shade, at its best Pearl Mystic is testament to the power of head-nodding repetition and well-stomped FX pedals. [Apr 2013, p.104]
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MojoMar 7, 2013[Singer MJ's] reverb-drenched vocals keep his lyrics veiled, but the reckless energy of two-chord Spaceman-3 like rock-outs such as Preservation and Away/Towards suggests a most electrifying catharsis is in process. [Apr 2013, p.89]
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