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Aug 2, 2021It all feels highly personal, with Antonoff still channelling underdog status on songs such as How Dare You Want More. There’s plenty of filigree too: string arrangements by Annie “St Vincent” Clark, input from Warren Ellis and a writing credit for Zadie Smith.
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Jul 30, 2021It might not leave you feeling as euphoric as what’s come before, but its lingering sensation is a testament to the power of Antonoff’s immersive songwriting.
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Jul 30, 2021More mature than either Strange Desire or Gone Now but just as life-affirming, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night is a refreshingly different perspective on Bleachers and a heartfelt soundtrack to millennial midlife crises.
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Jul 29, 2021While ‘Take The Sadness…’ may not be a bolshy, career-defining move, it is a shimmering, reflective gem, hoping to offer a little relief from the darkness.
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Jul 30, 2021While lacking the consistency and pure inspiration of Strange Desire, easily among the finest albums of its decade, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night exceeds the value of its predecessor Gone Now.
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Jul 30, 2021Sometimes, however, the grandness of Antonoff’s sonic vision is squandered by studio production. ... While “Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night” is perhaps not as conceptually ambitious as 2017’s “Gone Now,” the album beautifully tells the story of a man caught between his past and his future; between New Jersey and New York.
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Jul 30, 2021While this record's predecessor was the definition of a mixed bag, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night is markedly reliable - a product that you're likely to either take or leave in its entirety.
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Jul 29, 2021Bleachers’ most cohesive effort. But it doesn’t quite match the grandiose expectations Antonoff’s laid out for himself as an artist who wants to make albums, not just songs.
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Aug 2, 2021It’s a confused album that sounds like it wants to sit on the shelf next to do-it-all pop savants like Jeff Lynne or Todd Rundgren, yet retreats to the safety of Antonoff’s alt-pop impulses before anything spectacular really develops.
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Positive: 28 out of 33
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Mixed: 4 out of 33
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Negative: 1 out of 33
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Jul 30, 2021
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Jul 30, 2021Thoroughly enjoyable full-length EP brings back a well-known music style from the past to the present day in the most pristine conditions.
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Jul 30, 2021