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The problem with Everything Goes Wrong is that the song structure at its core is very, very good. But that same song never varies.
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Everything Goes Wrong is not a brazenly experimental album, nor is it rootless and shifting for cohesion.
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Under The RadarEverything shows how a solid foundation of ideas can be steadily improved upon. [Fall 2009, p.68]
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Those who were taken with the band before will likely believe this album lives up to last year’s blog-induced hype. However, everyone else will probably think that Everything Goes Wrong is, well, no fun.
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Everything Goes Wrong is by no means a bad album, but there are other bands doing this same kind of thing, and doing it with better songs and a better sound.
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Most of their songs sound the same--warbled three-part harmonies over three-chord strumming--and the slick production only highlights that lack of breadth.
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There’s nothing particular catchy. No song stands out.
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With the beginnings of what could be a cult following over the pond after enviable live support slots that've received much praise, it is a shame that such positivity could not transfer to this recording.
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With 13 songs to sit through, it all sounds like the same riffs, verses, choruses, and rhythms in slightly different contexts. It also sounds like a big disappointment from a band that roared out of the gate with several nice 7-inch cuts and a strong debut album.
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Q MagazineAside from the cavernous 'Tension' mosty of the tracks here are disappointingly interchangeable. [Nov 2009, p.114]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 2 out of 7
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eastsideSep 8, 2009