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- Artist(s): the_empath, Catherine Elicson, Garrett Koloski, Emily Jem Shanahan
- Summary: The second full-length release for the Philadelphia noise-pop band Empath was produced by Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Jake Portrait.
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- Record Label: Fat Possum Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Feb 14, 2022Empath’s Visitor is the stunning follow-up most young bands only dream of creating.
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Feb 18, 2022Empath’s mix of melody and noise is so effective, it’s not hard at all to squint a little bit at Visitor and see the potential for some sort of breakthrough success for this band.
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MojoFeb 14, 2022The Philadelphia quartet's second has a deep warmth emanating from it. [Mar 2022, p.82]
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UncutFeb 14, 2022A wonderous, modernist mix of LiLiPUT, Husker Du and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. [Mar 2022, p.28]
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Feb 24, 2022Though the album might not have any kind of clear fully-formed artistic mantra, it does offer a thrilling, acute feedback loop of a band rapidly reinventing and evolving. In that light, speculation whether Empath will end up as beloved iconoclasts like Deerhoof or something decidedly bigger seems rather moot.
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The WireMar 30, 2022The album is consistently fast-paced, a simple but effective trick to amp up its pop thrills. [Mar 2022, p.46]
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Feb 14, 2022For an album where most tracks don’t extend past three minutes, and from a band with such a breakneck spirit, Visitor feels a little too languid.