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- Summary: The debut full-length solo release for Speedy Ortiz's Sadie Dupuis was self-produced and features a guest appearance from Sammus.
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- Record Label: Carpark Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Positive: 14 out of 15
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Mixed: 1 out of 15
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Nov 16, 2016Slugger is a no-holds-barred art-pop surge of iron-clad beats, and acute lyricism that goes beyond post-breakup reflections and confronts the listener to actually think about the state of being a biological, self-identifying, or perceived female in today’s world and the ardent misogyny they face.
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Nov 11, 2016The songs all work inside established frameworks but twist them until they feel fresh. And really, that’s all Speedy Ortiz has ever done, too. It shows that Dupuis is a songwriter who can make any genre feel her own, regardless of what moniker she elects to release it under.
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Nov 8, 2016Nuanced, thoughtful discussions broadcast with power and volume: please give Sad13 all your yesses. But only if you want to.
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Nov 8, 2016Dupuis’s credo on Slugger is so simply, yet still colorfully as expected, stated and essential that flash-drive copies of Slugger should accompany all high school freshman Health class textbooks.
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Dec 12, 2016Dupuis has engineered a candied vehicle to convey a highly relevant paradigm, and although its lo-fi sound means that the messages aren’t as bullish as they could be, it is sonically deft, and an excellent record.
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Nov 8, 2016The energy of that debut track [“Basement Queens”] carries over into Slugger, which weaves catchy pop synthesizers around stylized guitar effects and melodic choruses.
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Nov 22, 2016Sure, it may be slightly too familiar to some tastes, but Slugger still manages to be both comforting and challenging as a piece of pop music.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Nov 14, 2016
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