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- Artist(s): Jon Wurster, John Darnielle, Peter Hughes
- Summary: The 14th studio release for the folk rock band led by John Darnielle features horns by Matthew E. White.
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- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Top Track
| Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1 | |
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| Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive Do every stupid thing to try to drive the dark away Let people call you crazy for the choices that... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 27 out of 30
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Mixed: 3 out of 30
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Negative: 0 out of 30
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Nov 6, 2012Matthew E. White's horn charts are the musical development Darnielle has in store for us. But the dealmaker is Jon Wurster's spare, inescapable drumming.
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Oct 18, 2012The brass-orchestral ups and downs make Transcendental Youth an easier trajectory of peaks and valleys than the flatter, subtler All Eternals Deck.
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Oct 1, 2012His unique literary view into both the banal and the horrific mix with the most interesting and developed arrangement of any Mountain Goats album and the result is some of the strongest, most compelling work of an already brilliant run.
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Nov 1, 2012A sense of quiet triumph pervades: this may be the prettiest Mountain Goats album yet.
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Oct 4, 2012With Transcendental Youth, the Mountain Goats have proven that they're more than capable of engaging us with even without the unimpeachable witticisms of their frontman.
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Oct 3, 2012Fortunately, Darnielle's writing usually carries it, grounding his songs to keep them memorable and offer entryways back into something that continually seeks the transcendence its title suggests.
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Oct 8, 2012The majority of the album is not different or progressive enough to be exciting--and it's not enjoyable enough to make up for it.
Score distribution:
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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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Oct 14, 2012
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