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Thu Jan 18 2024
5
You know it's a great album when you get disappointed that it's over.
Excellent balance between harsh a melodic ideas, deadpan vocals reminiscent of Nick Cave, and the flow of tracks from one to another was seamless. This was a great add that I probably never would have listened to otherwise, thanks!
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Tue Mar 05 2024
5
I must be careful not to cross over into glibness, but there's a review which captured Relatives perfectly but in which I come to exactly the opposite conclusion. Yes, it's a sad record, and yes, it has some nice drum recordings. In fact, the compositions feel led by the drums into a crashing city. The rubble thundering is from buildings tall enough to collapse eternally. Joe's writing is apocalyptic, funny, perfect for a lazy listener like me. Just this time around I found myself ready for the Flann O'Brien reference. This record is always a cathartic listen; It's also brutal. Couldn't have been a fun adventure recording, exactly, but I imagine I'll always be grateful to Protomartyr for doing it.
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Fri Jan 26 2024
4
An excellent record. The band has always been under the radar in Europe I think, but they are nectar for connoisseurs. This is probably their best work
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Mon Jan 08 2024
1
Good drum work but very sad sounding singer
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Sat Feb 03 2024
4
Post-punk lives on.
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Wed Feb 21 2024
4
Always excited to hear a band from Detroit that I wasn't already familiar with. I liked this a lot, and I have a feeling it will be rewarded by repeated listening, so that's what I plan to do. Thanks to whoever added this! 4 stars.
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Tue Mar 26 2024
4
4
Awesome!
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Fri Mar 29 2024
4
Intresting style. Quite enjoyed this album
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Sat Apr 06 2024
4
Great band! Dark and strange, eerie and unnerving. Catchy hooks and never cliche. And that bass, that bass!
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Wed Jan 17 2024
3
Sure is post punk. 6/10
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Thu Jan 18 2024
3
I don't know how necessary I'd consider the album, but enjoyable enough and the smooth transitions were a significant plus.
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Sat Feb 03 2024
3
Definitely not bad. I enjoy the song structures, but I kind of want it to be a bit more "raw" a la The Fall. Like the vocals are a bit too pretty? Even though they aren't. I dunno.
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Sat Feb 03 2024
3
Protomartyr is a very cool name for music that is fine
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Wed Feb 07 2024
3
Noisy post-punk rock with aggressively muttery vocals, I didn't hate it but found it hard to really focus in.
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Wed Mar 27 2024
3
Saw post punk and thought I'd last one track. Pleasantly surprised
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Sat Apr 06 2024
3
This was really interesting to listen to. A more than meets the eye kinda punkband, which sometimes reminded me of Joy Division. Cool vibe!
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Sat Apr 27 2024
3
Pleasantly surprised. May check out some more.
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Mon Jan 15 2024
2
I like a good post-punk album, but this was a bit too raw and abrasive for me.
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Wed Jan 17 2024
2
3/10. Sounded like Nick Cave, but a little less harsh. Almost fell asleep in my chair 2-3 times trying to listen to this. Definitely not my thing
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Sat Feb 03 2024
2
More post punk. No thanks, I listened to three years of this mediocre forgettable stuff.
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Sat Mar 30 2024
2
Not much of my taste
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Sat Apr 20 2024
2
Meh, post-punk crud. Does this stuff pride itself on all sounding identical? 2/5.
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