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- Summary: This is the seventh album for the New Zealand rock quartet.
- Record Label: Hidden Agenda
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 6 out of 9
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Mixed: 3 out of 9
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MojoIt's guitarist Kaye Woodward who remains the band's covert star: her fuzzy solo on 'Crimson Enemy, limpid precision on 'Satellites'a dncrystalline backing vocals throughout represent thefairy dust on a record full of highs. [Jul 2009, p.97]
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The Guilty Office feels different; it sounds quite a bit like its predecessor (which in turn sounded quite similar to early ’90s efforts like Fear of God and Silverbeet), but like a new eyeglass prescription, it renders the familiar in sharper detail.
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Their sound will never grow tiresome; it only gets better with repeated use.
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Even as the band sticks to the path of least resistance, it skirts the MOR sandtrap that sinks so many indie rock acts that manage to last a quarter century.
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The dreamy-but-tuneful approach that Bats lovers have come to expect still reigns, but The Guilty Office also shows a willingness to expand things a bit.
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The Guilty Office recalls its predecessors, with better engineering focusing the details.
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The Bats have become an exciting band in their own right, and The Guilty Office is another solid installment in their discography.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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KiwimarsAug 15, 2009Another gem from the kiwi four-piece!
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