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- Summary: The second full-length release for the Australian trio was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Lars Stalfors.
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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Indie Rock
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Positive: 7 out of 9
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Mixed: 2 out of 9
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Negative: 0 out of 9
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Mar 19, 2021On Today We’re the Greatest, they make great music sound effortless.
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Mar 18, 2021Joy’s fluttering vocals reflect the ancient feeling of the folk genre, but the soaring chorus balances that feeling with a modernity, paving way for the more pop-leaning aspects of the record.
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Mar 22, 2021An album that’s both heartfelt and sincere and utterly irresistible in the process.
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Mar 18, 2021More rankled moments include the circular anthem "I Don't Care" ("I gotta do what I want to"), but these are outweighed by hard-won gratitude and affection on a set that above all delivers on big hooks.
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Apr 7, 2021It’d be a disservice, though, to dismiss the album (or, even, embrace it) as nothing more than mindless fun. Save for penultimate ‘Stacking Chairs’—a satisfying synthesis of the band’s two modes—most of the singles are buried toward its beginning. Left open is a space for much tenderer moments.
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UncutMar 23, 2021Today We're The Greatest boasts a gentler nature than Lost Friends. [May 2021, p.31]
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Mar 18, 2021The issue is that, in conflating deliberation with maturity, ‘Today We’re the Greatest’ ends up feeling a little bit middle-of-the-road.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Aug 7, 2021
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