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Aug 7, 2018The most focused and creative music the band has ever put out.
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Jun 21, 2018Sorpresa Familia is a portrait of a band that's grown stronger musically and personally in the face of hardship, and the wisdom and freedom Mourn display on these songs is the best revenge they could get.
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Jun 21, 2018They continually refined their punk-meets-post-rock sound and consistently moved with ease between loud chaos and contemplative quiet. The songwriting on Sorpresa Familia suggests a similar trajectory for Mourn. If they could survive label hell to make a record like this, who knows what they’ll be capable of next time around.
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Jul 18, 2018A little complexity never hurt anyone, and in Mourn's case, it's beginning to take them in new and interesting directions.
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Jun 21, 2018They're still channelling the same types of youthful emotions that drove their best work, just with the experience and conviction to mould them into more compelling shapes.
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Jun 21, 2018It’s punk music with the intelligence of wizened old jazz musicians, and as a chronicle of the band’s hardships, it’s a much-welcome return.