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- Summary: The seventh full-length studio release for the Brooklyn indie rock band was produced with Rodaidh McDonald.
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- Record Label: Rough Trade
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Noise Pop
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Positive: 17 out of 19
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Mixed: 2 out of 19
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Negative: 0 out of 19
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Oct 20, 2021Sympathy for Life still skyrockets as a natural follow-up to the left turn of its tonally ambitious and technically masterful predecessor—but on this project, the band ramp up their polished sound with an assembly of synth-rock and soft palettes of speculative and, sometimes, refreshingly vulnerable lyricism.
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Oct 19, 2021If not as instantly infectious as Wide Awake!, Sympathy For Life imparts the group’s unwillingness to stand still.
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Oct 20, 2021While some may miss the band's more direct approach of previous records, tracks like Homo Sapien show Parquet Courts can still rock out.
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Oct 25, 2021Compared to the rest of their catalogue, Sympathy for Life feels broadly accessible.
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Oct 26, 2021Do they succeed at evolving their sound? The vote is yes. Does it outdo Wide Awake!? The vote is no, but that hardly matters. They’re such different albums that it’s easy to see those more attuned to electronic music digging this far more than rock guys. These guys are such creative songwriters that almost anything they put out is a pleasure to listen to.
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Oct 22, 2021It’s not a complete reinvention of the Parquet Courts sound. Still, it sounds just refined enough, just imbued with enough intriguing and unexpected influences, that it ends Sympathy for Life on a resounding high.
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Oct 21, 2021While there are undoubtedly highlights on Sympathy For Life, it seems like fans will have to keep waiting to see the band fully commit to their dancefloor ambitions.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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Oct 29, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Oct 22, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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