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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the Australian band features elements of Afrobeat, funk, pop and psychedelia music.
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- Record Label: Full Time Hobby
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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UncutJun 24, 2020Even when they're singing about the horrors of nuclear holocaust -- as they do on the Hendrix-ish "Mushroom Bomb" -- they can't help but sound quite addictively cheerful. [Aug 2020, p.27]
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Jun 30, 2020The True Story of Bananagun is as exciting and addictive as debut albums come, appropriately soundtracking a much-needed hope in the future of the genre while brightening up early summer in the northern hemisphere.
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Jun 24, 2020Not only do the band successfully blend genres with ease, they thrillingly leap through whole musical movements from one note to the next.
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Jun 24, 2020The True Story of Bananagun is one of the most inspiring debut releases of 2020 as a host of sounds infuse the musical spirit of these cosmic adventurers resulting in a dynamite and diverse record.
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MojoJun 26, 2020Genuinely inspiring, the story of Bananagun is a great yarn. [Aug 2020, p.87]
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Jun 29, 2020This is a warming, rewarding album that grows with each listen, blossoming and unfurling in front of you. If you can get past the intensity, and see through to the glowing heart at the centre of this record, it’ll keep you coming back again and again.
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Classic Rock MagazineJul 29, 2020The results sound thin, contrived and ultimately laborious. [Aug 2020, p.89]
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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Jul 28, 2020
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